C Stories by Jeff Cooper"So fill your goblet, and sit close to the fire with your weapon within easy reach. A great knight has been on a long and fabulous adventure. He is a master of the marvelous tale. And he is about to tell us his stories."-Bill O'Connor C Stories is the fourth volume of "The Wisdom of Jeff Cooper Series." Colonel Cooper's essays and autobiographical writing express his insights on the philosophy and practice of weapons, his patriotism, his love of hunting, and his lifelong commitment to freedom and the spirit of intellectual inquiry. Perhaps most importantly, Cooper provides a cultural critique of the crisis in modern American values, and reminds and encourages us to a braver, more stalwart code of honor. (Fireworks; To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth; Another Country; and Shotluck are the other books in this series.)
In C Stories, Jeff Cooper shares with us tales of his youth in Southern California, his worldwide travels, his combat experiences in World War II and many of the other conflicts of the twentieth century. He offers insights and stories from his years as a big game hunter and sportsman, his efforts in the development of the Modern Technique of the Pistol, and his theories on individual small arms and the art of the rifle. He writes of his interest in auto racing, offers touching family reminiscences, and recounts some of the insights gained from his avocations as archaeologist, historian, and biologist.
The expertly executed illustrations of artist Paul Kirchner delight the eye. Kirchner is also the author of The Deadliest Men and Dueling With the Sword and Pistol, both from Paladin Press.
320 pages, 6 x 9, hardcover, printed on acid-free paper, with 25 illustrations. $50.00
C STORIES by Jeff Cooper CONTENTS
I. WAR The Battle Aspects of Irregular Command A Splendid Little War The Sergeants A Man's Gun Sydney, 1944
Discipline Use the Right Word Gulf Stint Cowardice Tough Times Blood River Majuba The Meat Locker Siam Boneyard: An Exotic Memoir II. HUNTING Some Golden Joys Bison Bonanza Camp Life Bushfear The Blue Bull Wood Sprite Trophy Pageant Night Guard The Eye in the Sky Mamba | II. GUNS Yankee Fist 30-06 Twenty Years Crossing the Lines With Iron Shots Remembered The Ram The Ax The Running Hog The Guatemalan Coke The Balsas Rabbit The Running Buff The Smooth-Bore The Scout Concept Rifle Etiquette Olympeion (An Ode to the Rifle)
IV. DIVERSITIES The Killer Under The Ice Multiculturalism Fun Run The Teachers Dictatorships Burnham The Copper Chopper The Top Loop, 1930 John Titus Cooper |
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