| ISSN/ISBN |
9780743270762 |
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0743270762 |
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9781439196533 (ebk.) |
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1439196532 (ebk.) |
| Descript |
481 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-448) and index |
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In a tour de force, a prize-winning "New York Times" reporter traces the invention and mass distribution of the assault rifle, and its effects on war |
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Origins. The birth of machine guns ; Machine guns in action ; Hiram Maxim changes war ; Slaughter made industrial : the Great War -- Invention and distribution. Stalin's contest : the invention of the AK-47 ; The breakout : the mass production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- Aftermath : consequences of the AK-47's global spread. The accidental rifle ; Everyman's gun ; Epilogue : the twenty-first century's rifle |
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AK-47 rifle -- History
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War -- History
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Machine guns -- Technological innovations -- History
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Firearms -- Technological innovations -- History
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