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'The Gun' Examines the AK-47's Global Success and the M-16's Faults
14 October 2010
Gun Reports (USA)
The upcoming issue of Esquire magazine, due to subscribers in about two weeks and due on newsstands several days later, carries an exclusive adaptation from The Gun, an examination of the origins of the world's most abundant weapon -- the Kalashnikov assault rifle -- and the consequences of its spread.
The Gun and the adaptation of the book in Esquire, entitled "How They Were Betrayed," are written by C.J. Chivers, a former Marine Corps infantry officer and now a... (GunPolicy.org)