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The AK-47, also known as 'Kalashnikov', is the most abundant and efficient firearm in the world. It is so lightweight that it can even be used by children. It has transformed the way wars are...

The AK-47, also known as 'Kalashnikov', is the most abundant and efficient firearm in the world. It is so lightweight that it can even be used by children. It has transformed the way wars are conducted, and its history is a chilling narrative of modern warfare. C. J. Chivers's remarkable new book tells an alternative history of the world through these...

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  • Number of pages Number of pages 496
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2011
  • Publisher Publisher Penguin
Genre: World History Cold War
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The AK-47, also known as 'Kalashnikov', is the most abundant and efficient firearm in the world. It is so lightweight that it can even be used by children. It has transformed the way wars are conducted, and its history is a chilling narrative of modern warfare. C. J. Chivers's remarkable new book tells an alternative history of the world through these fearsome weapons. It notes their origins in the early experimental studies of Gatling and Maxim and examines the first appearance of the machine gun. The quest for ever greater firepower and mobility culminates with the AK-47 at the start of the Cold War, a weapon so remarkable that, more than sixty years after its invention and after being released from all state control, it has become a central element in civil wars around the world.

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Publisher
Penguin
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Type
General History
Theme
World History
Time Period
Cold War
Language
English
Subtitle
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Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
496
Release Date
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Publication Date
2011
Dimensions
13.3x20.1 cm
ISBN-13
9780141020631

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