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the tragic failure of the M16 in Vietnam
vi, 251 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Misfire combines insider knowledge of U.S. Army weapons development with firsthand combat experience to tell the story of the M16, iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War and, indeed, as the U.S. military's standard service rifle until only a few decades ago despite its tragic failure.
For want of a nail -- Why replace the M14? -- The M16 and its development -- The small arms weapons systems test -- CYA-- the name of the game -- The troops deploy-- an autopsy of the problem -- Weighed in the balance-- a jammed M16 caused my first KIA / by Lyman Duryea -- Someone had blundered -- In council rooms apart -- The uncertain trumpet -- Why not the ARVN? -- The rifle, politics, the aftermath / by Lyman Duryea -- "When will they ever learn?" / by Bob Orkand -- Afterword.
Includes bibliographical references and index.