Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam

by Bob Orkand, Lyman Duryea, Jim Seybert (Reading)

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 years ago despite its tragic failure.

Genres: History, Military Fiction

Audio CD

First published July 26, 2019

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very ambitious book. It lives up to its title. Not only do you learn about creation and early use of the M16, but also the military weapons procurement, F-111, McNamara's DoD, Creighton Abrams, and the history of the Viet-Nam war. Some parts are very technical and redundant. However, a very good read.

[Guillermo · Rating 2 out of 5]

With utmost respect to the authors, the book often repeats itself, goes into the history of the Vietnam War itself to the point of being off topic. The editing is not where it needs to be as the story traverses many points in time in a nonlinear fashion.

[greg mcqueen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Execelent

This book is well written and very well researched. As a vet from the era we heard all sorts of rumors as to why there were problems with this rifle. Except read.

[Jerry Savage · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shockingly scary story on how corrupt and scandalous the industrial-military complex works. And nothing has or probably ever will change.