2007 paperback with 258 pages in good condition.

No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little timeand had such a devastating effectas the AK-47 assault rifle. AK-47 tells the story of this most vicious and effective weapon, and how those who wield it have changed the world. Cheap and easy to use, it is the fuel that keeps alive protracted small wars in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East, and domestic crime almost everywhere. This book takes aim at the AKs lethal legacywhich will continue for years to comefrom a uniquely appropriate perspective: the barrel of a gun.