Larry Kahaner

AK-47 (eBook, ePUB)

The Weapon that Changed the Face of War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118040478
• Artikelnr.: 49987601

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.