| Description/Quantity |
481 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., portraits ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
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 creation of the AK-47 -- The breakout : the mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- Aftermath. The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun -- Epilogue : the twenty-first century's rifle -- A note about the M16 series of rifles in 2010 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Subject |
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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| ISBN |
9780743270762 |
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0743270762 |
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9781439196533 (ebk.) |
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