American gun tells the history of the united states through the stories of ten classic firearms from individually crafted kentucky long rifles to modern automatic m16s. Chris kyle fallen hero and 1 bestselling author of american sniper reveals how ten legendary guns forever changed us history at the time of his tragic death in february 2013 former navy seal chris kyle the top sniper in us military history was finishing one of the most exciting missions of his life a remarkable book that retold american history through the lens of a hand . Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience us navy seal and 1 bestselling author of american sniper chris kyle dramatically chronicles the story of america from the revolution to the present through the lens of ten iconic guns and the remarkable heroes who used them to shape history the american long rifle spencer repeater colt 45 revolver winchester 1873 . The ten firearms on the list in chronological order of impact on us history are the american kentucky long rifle the spencer repeater the colt single action army revolver the winchester 1873 rifle the m1903 springfield the m1911 pistol the thompson submachine gun the m1 garand the38 special police revolver and the m16. Get this from a library american gun a history of the us in ten firearms chris kyle william doyle jim defelice taya kyle in this book the author deadliest sniper in us history tracks down and shoots the ten most important american firearms from a flintlock rifle to a colt revolver to the latest high tech weapon he