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9780470168806

Ak-47 : The Weapon That Changed the Face of War

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470168806

  • ISBN10:

    0470168803

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-19
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little timeand had such a devastating effectas 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Author's Notep. xi
Introductionp. 1
Protecting the Motherlandp. 9
A Reputation Born in the Rice Paddiesp. 29
Pandora's Boxp. 55
The African Credit Cardp. 75
The Kalashnikov Culture Reaches Latin Americap. 103
Kalashnikov and His Gun Visit Americap. 133
The United Nations Takes On the True Weapons of Mass Destructionp. 169
AK versus M-16: Part 2p. 187
The Second Selling of the AKp. 209
Epilogue: The Last Days of the AK?p. 227
Notesp. 235
Indexp. 247
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