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.A.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LARRY KAHANER is an award-winning journalist and author of eight books, including the groundbreaking Competitive Intelligence, which was translated into seven languages. He was a Washington correspondent for BusinessWeek magazine and covered the infantry training center at Fort Benning for Knight-Ridder newspapers. Kahaner has been a guest expert on many shows including Larry King Live, NPR's All Things Considered, and CBS Evening News, and his articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, the European Magazine, and the Christian Science Monitor. www.AK-47book.com
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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.
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.
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