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The AK-47 Hardcover – November 26, 2001

by Chris McNab (Author)

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Originally conceived as a replacement for the Red Army's submachine guns, the AK-47's simplicity, reliability and cheapness made it one of the most widely distributed and most-manufactured rifles ever. This illustrated history examines the design and development of the AK-47, its internal mechanisms, its use in combat and all variants produced since its introduction in 1947. An authoritative text is complemented by detailed full-color cutaway drawings and appendices, providing detailed specifications and comparisons to contemporary guns. In addition, both color and black-and-white photographs depict the AK-47 in use on battlefields from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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The author: (Location:Wales) is a specialist military and weaponry author and is also the author of Twentieth Century Small Arms. A weapons enthusiast, he was written and edited numerous books detailing the experiences of soldiers on the battlefield and the weapons they used, including German Paratroopers of World War II and The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Zenith Press (November 26, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760310254
ISBN-13: 978-0760310250
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,106,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7284 in Books > History > Military > Aviation
- #106521 in Books > Sports & Outdoors

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Great for filling those small gap spaces in your library.

ByLove-my-guns Manon September 11, 2005

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As a reference to research the communist block nations' weapon of choice, I advice to look at other publications. This needs more picts instead of leaving it to readers to use their imagination on what a particular model of AK must look like if author simply says "...similar in appearance to..." However, the history of how it was developed was well covered.

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Very basic historic reference work, not much more

ByL. Milleron July 29, 2004

Format: Hardcover

I bought this book expecting to learn more details on the design and development of this rifle and to have a reference work to show some examples of this design. OK, it fills that bill for the average enthusiast.

But I found the slightly politicized content, the less than acceptable technical descriptions, and a few mistakes (I count no less than six reversed photographs!) to make the overall book a below par experience.

A technical book like this should have had a competent technical editor. I see no evidence of this.

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An Excellent Resource

ByH. Keeteron March 27, 2005

Format: Hardcover

Dr. McNab's work does a most admirable job of covering the history and evolution of this ubiquitous firearm. The book includes a great deal of technical detail differentiating the variety of weapons that have derived from Kalashnikov's early designs. The photo illustrations do an effective job of documenting the extent to which the AK47 and its derivatives have been adopted by fighting forces across the globe. Finally, the accessible style and readability of this work must rank it among the more valuable and useful references in any library.

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Good for basic reference.

ByM. Francison August 2, 2004

Format: Hardcover

This book does actually cover several different topics concerning the AK-47/AKM, but it doesn't cover any of them too deeply. The colored pictures don't really have a quality beyond "neat" and the book has a more than usual share of spelling/punctuation errors.

If you're looking for just a cursory overview of AK-47/AKM history, application, and modification, this book is more or less satisfactory, but those looking for more depth are going to be wishing this book had more meat to it.

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good book, xln't reading

Byleroyon August 22, 2014

Format: Hardcover

good book, xln't reading. reccomend it

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BySkullZ0MBIEon July 20, 2005

Format: Hardcover

The Ak47 by Chris McNab is a good book to read in a afternoon. Good info. about the Ak47 and its history. So get a copy and enjoy!

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