Arm und Reich
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" was first published by W. W. Norton in March 1997. It was subsequently published in Great Britain under the title "Guns, Germs, and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years" by Vintage in 1998 (). It was a selection of Book of the Month Club, History Book Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and Newbridge Book Club.