The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons, Fifth Edition [Paperback]

Jack P. Lewis (Author), David E. Steele (Author), Jack Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

This is the latest word on true assault weaponry in use today by international military and law enforcement organisations. The authors report on the changing mission of these weapons and then test many of them during the preparation of exclusive performance reports. Students of the world's assault weaponry will find fresh information on trends and applications, as well as discussion and evaluation of the very latest firearms: Rifles, Submachine Guns, Crew-Served Machine Guns, Combat Shotguns - plus a very educated look into the 21st century.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jack Lewis is a retired Marine lieutenant colonel, and veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He's the founder and former editor and publisher of Gallant/Charger Publications, and the author of thousands of arms-related articles. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc; 5th edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087341778X
• ISBN-13: 978-0873417785
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,617,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment with little real info, August 22, 2001

By 

Geoffrey W. Moore (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

I was really disappointed with this book. It was more of a outlet for the authors to brag about themselves and complain about their ugly guns that were never excepted and produced by the military.

When you think "assault weapon" you think AR15, AK47, AK74, FAL, right?

There was almost ZERO info on the FAL. How can you right a book on assault weapons and not dedicate pages to the arm of the free world, the assault weapon used by over 90 countries?

There was little info on the AR or AK too. No real shooting techniques, cleaning ideas, or model info.

If you are interested in reading about the authors home made guns and a UGLY 22 cal. machine gun, this book is for you.

If you want valuable info on real assault weapons and there many variations look somewhere else.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I didn't buy this book for political opinion, July 26, 2000

By 

Jeffrey L. Thurston (Oakland, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

I really like books on guns and guns themselves but I was really disappointed with the ham-handed editorializing in this supposedly objective review of the world's assault rifles. I thought guns were inert but after reading this book you'll see that Soviet Bloc weapons were the evil tools of the commies. Thus only begrudging praise is given to what is by any standard the BEST assault rifle ever made- the AK-47 and its ilk. We learn that the Red Army put Ppsh41's into the hands of housewives at the Battle of Stalingrad because "international atheistic socialism" didn't respect the divinity of women. I don't know which of the two genius' who wrote this book researched that little factoid but I believe it is based on the early defense of one of Stalingrad's factory works by female workers which astounded and depressed the Germans. Why aren't German WW2 guns are called the tools of the "international fascist murderers". Its depressing to still have to deal with Cold War misinformation. Having to wade through the authors' political baggage made this a tedious read, although the illustrations and technical info is good.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tons of Info, July 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

This book has almost all the right things to be a hit. It has tons of pictures, gun tests, gun specifications, and hard to find information about guns never built. You can read it once and be amazed and then you can still pick it up and learn more. you can never stop learning from it. The reason I gave it four stars, though, is because of its lack in amount of guns. I understand it is the fifth installment in a series, so I can't wait for the sixth!