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Ak-47
The Weapon That Changed the Face of War
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Artikel-Nr:
9780470168806
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.10.2007
Seiten:
276
Autor:
Larry Kahaner
Gewicht:
367 g
Format:
227x150x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Larry Kahaner is an award winning journalist and former Washington staff correspondent for BusinessWeek magazine. He is the author of eight books, including the groundbreaking Competitive Intelligence , and has been a guest expert on many shows, including Larry King Live , NPR s All Things Considered , and CBS Evening News .
No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time and had such a devastating effect as the AK 47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting the Nazis to its ubiquity today in every kind of conflict, from civil wars in Africa to gang wars in L.A.
No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time and had such a devastating effect as the AK 47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting the Nazis to its ubiquity today in every kind of conflict, from civil wars in Africa to gang wars in L.
Acknowledgments. Author s Note. Introduction. 1. Protecting the Motherland. 2. A Reputation Born in the Rice Paddies. 3. Pandora s Box. 4. The African Credit Card. 5. The Kalashnikov Culture Reaches Latin America. 6. Kalashnikov and His Gun Visit America. 7. The United Nations Takes On the True Weapons of Mass Destruction. 8. AK versus M 16: Part 2. 9. The Second Selling of the AK. Epilogue: The Last Days of the AK? Notes. Index.