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In the sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the AK47’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 The Hero of the Soviet Union” has also appeared on T-shirts and vodka bottles, starred in videos and song lyrics, and been re-fashioned in crystal a gift from Vladimir Putin to George W. Bush.
Focusing on the testimonies of the men and women who have experienced the weapon firsthand including a Sudanese child soldier, a Vietcong veteran, and a French photographer who has documented the carnage in the West Bank Michael Hodges’s AK47: The Story of a Gun tells the fascinating story of the world’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.
Focusing on the testimonies of the men and women who have experienced the weapon firsthand including a Sudanese child soldier, a Vietcong veteran, and a French photographer who has documented the carnage in the West Bank Michael Hodges’s AK47: The Story of a Gun tells the fascinating story of the world’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.
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- EditoreMacadam Cage Pub
- Data di pubblicazione2010
- ISBN 10 1596923423
- ISBN 13 9781596923423
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine325
- Valutazione libreria
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