The Ak-47 : Kalashnikov-Series Assault Rifles

Gordon L Rottman

ISBN 10: 1849084610 / ISBN 13: 9781849084611

Editore: Bloomsbury USA Apr 2011, 2011

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Neuware - A detailed, fully illustrated study of the most recognizable assault rifle ever produced.The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its variants in use than any other individual small arm. Created by Senior Sergeant Mikhail Kalashnikov, and first adopted by the USSR soon after World War II, its production continues to this day, with an estimated 75 million produced worldwide.Supported by photographs and original artwork, this book takes a look at the complete history of the weapon, discussing its design, development, and usage, taking its story from the great armies of the Soviet Union to the insurgents and criminal gangs that often employ the weapon today.

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• Titolo: The Ak-47 : Kalashnikov-Series Assault Rifles
• Editore: Bloomsbury USA Apr 2011
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1849084610
• ISBN 13: 9781849084611
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Disegnatore: Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan
• Condizione: Neu

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The AK-47 is certainly the most common and probably the most recognizable assault rifle ever produced.

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Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.

Alan Gilliland, a contributor to more than 70 Osprey titles, notably in the Weapon series, writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).