The gun
Subtitle: the AK-47 and the evolution of war
By: C.J. Chivers
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780743270762
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Origins; title: The birth of machine guns; title: Machine guns in action; title: Hiram Maxim changes war; title: pt. 2. Invention and distribution; title: Stalin's contest : the creation of the AK-47; title: The breakout : mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47; title: pt. 3. Aftermath; title: The accidental rifle; title: Everyman's gun; title: Epilogue; title: Appendices.