The Gun: The AK-47 and the Evolution of War
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780713998375 (0713998377)
Publish date: November 1st 2010
Publisher: Allen Lane
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Science,
Technology,
War,
Military,
Politics,
Russia,
Military History
The AK-47 holds almost mythological status in the world. Terrorists, revolutionaries, and insurrectionists all brandish this Russian-made weapon in defiance of those in power. Chivers calls it “a ready equalizer against morally or materially superior foes.” The U.S. decided to be more sophisticated...
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