{"product_id":"the-m16a1-rifle-operation-and-preventive-maintenance","title":"The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Army teamed up with cartoonist and graphic artist Will Eisner to produce teaching tools for U.S. soldiers in a medium that they could easily understand. The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance, first printed in 1969, features a female narrator who instructs GIs on the proper care of their AR-15 (military name M16A1) rifles—firearms notorious for jamming and malfunctioning. More than a simple manual and step-by-step guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried to appeal to soldiers with suggestive chapter titles such as “How to Strip Your Baby,” “What to Do in a Jam,” “Sweet 16,” and “All the Way with Négligé.” A copy of the thirty-two-page booklet was issued to nearly every soldier serving in Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51527507869991,"sku":"SS-M16A1-RIFLE","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/6450\/2311\/files\/9781616088644-TheM16A1Rifle.jpg?v=1782165206","url":"https:\/\/mentormilitary.com\/products\/the-m16a1-rifle-operation-and-preventive-maintenance","provider":"Mentor Military Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}