In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Rifle, Andrew Biggio
brings to light more untold stories from the quickly vanishing ranks of
the veterans of World War II.
Biggio's discovery of the astonishing effect his 1945 M1 Garand rifle
had on the old warriors who held it sparked a unique personal mission to
put it in the hands of as many veterans as possible and document the
wartime memories it evoked.
In this second volume, he recounts more unforgettable stories from the
last of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who fought the most
dreadful war in history. They were the Greatest Generation, but they
were also ordinary men, sharing in all of humanity's weaknesses and
flaws while trying to respond to the call of duty. That rifle brought
out some dark and painful secrets.
These stories form a unique record of the heights and depths which the
human spirit reaches in war.