Chivers, C. J.
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 invention of the AK-47 -- The breakout: the mass production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- Aftermath: the consequences of the AK-47's global spread. The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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