AK47: the story of the people's gun

Engineering & Transportation

MICHAEL HODGES

Engineering

Sceptre

<p>In the sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the AK47&rsquo;s distinctive silhouette, the gun has been at the center of conflicts across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. The weapon that made Kalashnikov &ldquo;The Hero of the Soviet Union&rdquo; has also appeared on T-shirts and vodka bottles, starred in videos and song lyrics, and been re-fashioned in crystal &mdash; a gift from Vladimir Putin to George W. Bush.   Focusing on the testimonies of the men and women who have experienced the weapon firsthand &mdash; including a Sudanese child soldier, a Vietcong veteran, and a French photographer who has documented the carnage in the West Bank&mdash;Michael Hodges&rsquo;sAK47: The Story of a Guntells the fascinating story of the world&rsquo;s most ubiquitous gun, from its origins in the Soviet Union, through its rebirth in the hands of third world revolutionaries, to its current status as the brand leader in international terrorism.</p>

Ak47

History

Military

MacAdam/Cage Publishing

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