C. J. Chivers: The Gun | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780141020631 | The Gun | C. J. Chivers | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2011 | Penguin

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Beschreibung

The AK-47 or 'Kalashnikov' is the most abundant and efficient firearm on earth. It is so light it can be used by children. It has transformed the way we fight wars and its story is the chilling story of modern warfare.

C. J. Chivers's extraordinary new book tells an alternative history of the world as seen through these terrible weapons. He traces them back to their origins in the early experiments of Gatling and Maxim and examines the first appearance of the machine-gun. The quest for ever greater firepower and mobility culminated in the AK-47 at the beginning of the Cold War a weapon so remarkable that over sixty years after its invention and having broken free of all state control it has become central to civil wars all over the world.

Über den Autor

C.J. (Christopher John) Chivers is a senior writer for the New York Times and its former Moscow Bureau Chief. He was an infantry officer in the US Marines from 1988 to 1994 and served in the First Gulf War. He is the recipient of numerous prizes including a shared Pulitzer for International Reporting in 2009 for coverage of the war in Afghanistan. He has reported from many of the major war-torn areas of the world. He lives with his family in Rhode Island.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780141020631
ISBN-10:	0141020636
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Chivers, C. J.
Hersteller:	Penguin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	198 x 129 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	C. J. Chivers
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.11.2011
Gewicht:	0,606 kg