01378cam a2200313 4500 497536322 TxAuBib 20210323120000.0 100525s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010020459 9780743270762 0743270762 (OCoLC)535493119 TxAuBib Chivers, C. J. The gun / C.J. Chivers. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2010. 481p : [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Donated by Joe Murray for the John Hannah Jr. Reading Room. Includes bibliographical references. pt. 1. Origins -- The birth of machine guns -- Machine guns in action -- Hiram Maxim changes war -- pt. 2. Invention and distribution -- Stalin's contest : the creation of the AK-47 -- The breakout : mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 -- pt. 3. Aftermath -- The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun -- Epilogue -- Appendices. 20100707. Machine guns Technological innovations History. AK-47 rifle History. Firearms Technological innovations History. War History. TXTLL