Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 367 g
The Weapon That Changed the Face of War
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 367 g
ISBN: 978-0-470-16880-6
Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time--and had such a devastating effect--as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting the Nazis to its ubiquity today in every kind of conflict, from civil wars in Africa to gang wars in L.A.
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Acknowledgments.
Author's Note.
Introduction.
1 Protecting the Motherland.
2 A Reputation Born in the Rice Paddies.
3 Pandora's Box.
4 The African Credit Card.
5 The Kalashnikov Culture Reaches Latin America.
6 Kalashnikov and His Gun Visit America.
7 The United Nations Takes On the True Weapons of Mass Destruction.
8 AK versus M-16: Part 2.
9 The Second Selling of the AK.
Epilogue: The Last Days of the AK?
Notes.
Index.
