AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War
by Larry Kahaner
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Author: Larry KahanerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-19
ISBN: 0470168803
Number of pages: 258
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: AK-47 The Editorial
Summary: 3 Stars
This book was widely hyped at it's publication. I eagerly waited to get a copy. I am a recreational shooter, hunter and weapons collector. This book is more of an extended editorial on the evils of modern weapons than it is a historical account of probably the most mass produced firearm in history. Rightly or wrongly, Kahaner demonizes the devil horned weapon while almost admitting that the machete is just as effective as a killing tool. Kahaner is not a technical writer or a "gun scribe" and it shows. There are some basic ballistic facts that he gets wrong such as the weight of a bullet versus it's usable range and trajectory.
About half way thru this book I realised I should have been taking notes on passages that were either flat out wrong or questionable so that I could have researched them further.
This is a quick read with a decent amount of factual history of the gun and it's designer. It is what it is and nothing more.
Summary of AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War
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.Conventional Books
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