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The gun / C.J. Chivers.

By: Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: 481 p., 14 p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780743270762
  • 0743270762
  • 9780743271738
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 623.4/424 22
LOC classification:
  • UD395.A16 C47 2010
Online resources:
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 creation of the AK-47 -- The breakout : the mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- Aftermath. The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun -- Epilogue : the twenty-first century's rifle -- A note about the M16 series of rifles in 2010.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks UD395 .A16 C47 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001185270

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 creation of the AK-47 -- The breakout : the mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- Aftermath. The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun -- Epilogue : the twenty-first century's rifle -- A note about the M16 series of rifles in 2010.

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