Chivers, C. J. <br/><br/>
The gun/ 
C.J. Chivers. 
 - New York :  Simon & Schuster,  2010. 
 - 481 p., 14 p. of plates :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Origins. The birth of machine guns -- Machine guns in action -- Hiram Maxim changes war -- Slaughter made industrial : the Great War -- Invention and distribution. Stalin's contest : the creation of the AK-47 -- The breakout : the mass-production, distribution, and early use of the AK-47 --  Aftermath. The accidental rifle -- Everyman's gun -- Epilogue : the twenty-first century's rifle -- A note about the M16 series of rifles in 2010. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780743270762 0743270762 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>War--History.<br/>Machine guns--Technological innovations--History.<br/>Firearms--Technological innovations--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>623.4424   / CHI/G