Assault Rifle - Hardcover

Popenker, Maxim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1861267002 ISBN 13: 9781861267009

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Assault Rifle provides a comprehensive account of the development of the military assault rifle and its ammunition from WW2 to the present day. The book is in two parts. The first part includes: Brief historical summary of the assault rifle, its origins and development. Gun design including operating mechanisms and weapon configuration. Ammunition design and performance. Ballistics, especially the balance between recoil and effectiveness. History of assault rifle cartridge. The second part includes: National military rifle programmes since the end of WW2. History of developments in each country including experimental programmes. Detailed descriptions of the principal service and experimental weapons.

About this title

Review:

Gun Week

"For concise coverage of assault rifles right up tot he 2004 date of publication, this is an excellent book. It would be difficult to better it. Students of small arms, military historians, arms designers, and others desiring information on the latest in assault rifle design should find this a valuable reference volume."

About the Author:

Maxim Popenker is a lieutenant [reserve] in the Russian armed forces. He is the creator and webmaster of the leading internet small arms resource, the 'Modern Firearms' website at www.world.guns.ru. Anthony G Williams has a particular interest in the history of automatic weapons and their ammunition. He wrote the Flying Guns trilogy which describes the development of guns and ammunition from 1914 to present day.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1861267002
• ISBN 13: 9781861267009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224