BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 28 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:
What is it like to load a musket? How hard does an M1 Garand kick against your shoulder? Can you really keep a machine gun on target as shells fly?
History textbooks can't teach you these things, but hands-on experience in Professor David Walker's workshop, the History of Firearms and Tactics, can.
Students in the workshop meet twice a semester. First for a Saturday morning lecture to learn the theory behind firearms and their use in conflicts throughout history. Then, a week later, they meet at a local gun range for the workshop's experiential learning component. Students handle, load, aim and fire historical weapons under expert supervision. All for cre...