The Gun (history book)

The Gun
Author C.J. Chivers
Country United States
Language English
Genre Non-fiction, military history
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
Oct 12, 2010[1]
Pages 496
ISBN 0-74327-07-6-2
Website cjchivers.com/aboutthegun

The Gun is a nonfiction book written by C.J. Chivers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. It is about the AK-47 rifle and its variants, and the impact they have had on the world. It covers the origins of the design, its invention and distribution, and the consequences of the pattern's spread around the world.

Reviews

Writing in the Los Angeles Times, reviewer Tim Rutten said "...we live not so much in the Atomic Age but in the era of the Kalashnikov."[2]

References

  1. Chivers, C. J. (12 October 2010). The Gun. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-9653-3.
  2. Rutten, Tim (26 November 2010). "Book review: 'The Gun' by C.J. Chivers". Los Angeles Times.

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