[The Virginian]

It was the name of a French game preserve that had both woods and open field. German artillery opened it up even more and the allies knew they would follow with an infantry assault. The Germans thought they could advance from such a distance unmolested in the open...they figured wrong and paid the price with heavy casualties. The M1 Garand was and still is a great semi-auto heavy battle rifle that could be very accurate at long range.