The Gun That Changed The World

Author : Mikhail Kalashnikov
Publisher : Polity
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780745636917

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The Gun that Changed the World by Mikhail Kalashnikov Pdf

The Russian word that is most frequently spoken throughout the world isn't Lenin, gulag or perestroika, it’s ‘Kalashnikov’. The reason for this is simple: there are 80 million Kalashnikovs in circulation on five continents. Once invented, the AK-47 assault rifle became the most widely used weapon in the world: from Vietnam to Palestine, from Cuba to Iraq, it was at the heart of conflicts and struggles everywhere. It is the only firearm that has ever been depicted on a national flag – that of Mozambique, where it symbolizes liberation. Mikhail Kalashnikov himself, who was born in 1919, here tells his life story, with the help of Elena Joly, for the first time: his deportation to Siberia with his family while still a child; his time as a soldier in a tank regiment; his invention of the world’s most famous weapon and his turbulent life under Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin. This is a remarkable portrait of a man of ingenuity and vitality in the context of the often frightening and terribly unforgiving Russia of the twentieth century.

Author : Mikhail Kalashnikov
Publisher : Polity
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780745636924

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The Gun that Changed the World by Mikhail Kalashnikov Pdf

The Russian word that is most frequently spoken throughout the world isn't Lenin, gulag or perestroika, it’s ‘Kalashnikov’. The reason for this is simple: there are 80 million Kalashnikovs in circulation on five continents. Once invented, the AK-47 assault rifle became the most widely used weapon in the world: from Vietnam to Palestine, from Cuba to Iraq, it was at the heart of conflicts and struggles everywhere. It is the only firearm that has ever been depicted on a national flag – that of Mozambique, where it symbolizes liberation. Mikhail Kalashnikov himself, who was born in 1919, here tells his life story, with the help of Elena Joly, for the first time: his deportation to Siberia with his family while still a child; his time as a soldier in a tank regiment; his invention of the world’s most famous weapon and his turbulent life under Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin. This is a remarkable portrait of a man of ingenuity and vitality in the context of the often frightening and terribly unforgiving Russia of the twentieth century.

Author : Karen Blumenthal
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781626720855

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Tommy by Karen Blumenthal Pdf

John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds—but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became the weapon of choice for a generation of bootleggers and bank-robbing outlaws, and became a deadly American icon. Following a bloody decade—and eighty years before the mass shootings of our own time—Congress moved to take this weapon off the streets, igniting a national debate about gun control. Critically-acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal tells the fascinating story of this famous and deadly weapon—of the lives it changed, the debate it sparked, and the unprecedented response it inspired.

Author : C. J. Chivers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743271738

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The Gun by C. J. Chivers Pdf

Traces the history of the AK-47 assault rifle, from its inception to its use by more than fifty national armies around the world, to its role in modern-day Afghanistan, discussing how the deadly weapon has helped alter world history.

Author : Larry Kahaner
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118040478

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AK-47 by Larry Kahaner Pdf

No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time—and had such a devastating effect—as 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 : THE EDITORS OF TIME-LIFE.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Rifles
ISBN : 1683304675

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Time-Life History of the Rifle by THE EDITORS OF TIME-LIFE. Pdf

Author : Julia Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440633591

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Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel by Julia Keller Pdf

A provocative look at the life and times of the man who created the original weapon of mass destruction Drawing on her investigative and literary talents, Julia Keller offers a riveting account of the invention of the world's first working machine gun. Through her portrait of its misunderstood creator, Richard Jordan Gatling-who naively hoped that the overwhelming effectiveness of a multiple-firing weapon would save lives by decreasing the size of armies and reducing the number of soldiers needed to fight-Keller draws profound parallels to the scientists who would unleash America's atomic arsenal half a century later. The Gatling gun, in its combination of ingenuity, idealism, and destructive power, perfectly exemplifies the paradox of America's rise in the nineteenth century to a world superpower.

Author : Katherine McLean Brevard,Davis Worth Miller
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 9780756543136

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The Story of Guns by Katherine McLean Brevard,Davis Worth Miller Pdf

When the Chinese invented gunpowder in 850, their explosive invention became the basis for almost every weapon used in war. It radically changed warfare all over the world, affecting the way battles were fought throughout the Middle Ages. When guns were invented five centuries later, the world was again transformed. Explosive weaponry was available to the individual, creating a new class of soldier and giving birth to the modern army.

Author : Nathan Gorenstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982129224

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The Guns of John Moses Browning by Nathan Gorenstein Pdf

A “well-researched and very readable new biography” (The Wall Street Journal) of “the Thomas Edison of guns,” a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and holds a crucial place in world history. Few people are aware that John Moses Browning—a tall, humble, cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the American West—was the mind behind many of the world-changing firearms that dominated more than a century of conflict. He invented the design used in virtually all modern pistols, created the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns, and conceived the machine guns that proved decisive not just in World Wars I and II but nearly every major military action since. Yet few in America knew his name until he was into his sixties. Now, author Nathan Gorenstein brings firearms inventor John Moses Browning to vivid life in this riveting and revealing biography. Embodying the tradition of self-made, self-educated geniuses (like Lincoln and Edison), Browning was able to think in three dimensions (he never used blueprints) and his gifted mind produced everything from the famous Winchester “30-30” hunting rifle to the awesomely effective machine guns used by every American aircraft and infantry unit in World War II. The British credited Browning’s guns with helping to win the Battle of Britain. His inventions illustrate both the good and bad of weapons. Sweeping, lively, and brilliantly told, this fascinating book that “gun collectors and historians of armaments will cherish” (Kirkus Reviews) introduces a little-known legend whose impact on history ranks with that of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.

Author : Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1410830975

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The Guns of August by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Firearms – An Illustrated History – The Definitive Visual Guide by Anonim Pdf

The beautifully photographed catalog tells the story of gun development in striking detail and features stunning close-ups of key weapons, from muskets, pistols, revolvers and rifles to shotguns, machine guns and modern machinery.

Author : Chris Kyle,William Doyle
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062242730

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American Gun by Chris Kyle,William Doyle Pdf

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPER Join Chris Kyle on a journedy to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review) Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the present—through the lens of ten iconic guns and the remarkable heroes who used them to shape history: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester 1873 rifle, Springfield M1903 rifle, M1911 pistol, Thompson submachine gun, M1 Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M16 rifle platform Kyle himself used. American Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and sacrifice. Featuring a foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle and illustrated with more than 100 photographs, this new paperback edition features a bonus chapter, “The Eleventh Gun,” on shotguns, derringers, and the Browning M2 machine gun.

Author : Larry Kahaner
Publisher : Trade Paper Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123207701

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AK-47 by Larry Kahaner Pdf

No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time—and had such a devastating effect—as 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 : The Editors of TIME-LIFE
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781683304647

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TIME-LIFE History of the Rifle by The Editors of TIME-LIFE Pdf

TIME-LIFE presents the History of the Rifle from the first hand-held versions were Chinese fire lances invented in the 10th century through the Americans and their expansion westward, who refined the weapon and redefined its place in culture and society.

Author : Jim Rasenberger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501166396

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Revolver by Jim Rasenberger Pdf

Patented in 1836, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than one bullet without reloading. Its most immediate impact was on the expansionism of the American west, where white emigrants and US soldiers came to depend on it, and where Native Americans came to dread it. In making the revolver, Colt also changed American manufacturing, and revolutionized industry in the United States. Rasenberger brings the brazenly ambitious and profoundly innovative industrialist and leader Samuel Colt to vivid life. During an age of promise and progress, and also of slavery, corruption, and unbridled greed, Colt not only helped to create this America, he completely embodied it.-- adapted from info provided