| Description |
481 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Édition |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| Bibliographie |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Dépouillement |
pt. 1. Origins -- The birth of machine guns -- Machine guns in action -- Hiram Maxim changes war -- pt. 2. Invention and distribution -- Stalin's contest : the creation of the AK-47 -- The breakout : mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- pt. 3. Aftermath -- The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun -- Epilogue -- Appendices. |
| ISBN |
9780743270762 |
|
0743270762 |
|
