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The Gun by C. J. Chivers - In a tour de force, prize-winning New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers traces the invention of the assault rifle, following the mi Released on: Septem. The Gun by C.J Chivers is not only the story of AK 47 but also the story of automatic firearms. He starts his story from Gatling and then goes on to talk about the Maxim gun. These were the predecessors of the AK 47 whose development and introduction was no less revolutionary than the Gatling and the Maxim.4/5.  · Book of the week: The Gun by C.J. Chivers Chivers traces the history of the AK automatic assault rifle from its development by a Red Army sergeant to .

Chivers traces th history of the machine gun from its beginnings as Dr Richard Gatling's rapid fire machine gun, patented in the USA in the s, to America's disastrous implementation of its M assault rifle during the Vietnam war, then onwards to its ubiquitous presence in conflicts such as Afghanistan. The Gun is a nonfiction book written by journalist C. J. Chivers about the AK rifle and its variants, and the impact they have had on the bltadwin.ru covers the origins of the design, its invention and distribution, and the consequences of the pattern's spread around the world. The Gun. When the AK showed up in the hands of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War, it marked a historic leveling of firepower between great armies and peasant armies. The American military's response was the M16—which made things worse. November 1 C. J. CHIVERS.

The Gun: The AK and the Evolution of War by CJ Chivers – review. Raymond Bonner on a fascinating look at modern warfare's most destructive weapon. The Gun is a riveting read. The Gun is a nonfiction book written by journalist C. J. Chivers about the AK 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. The Gun by CJ Chivers They don’t break, they can be used by children, and there are up to m of them. How the AK has changed war. Andrew Holgate. Sunday October 31 , am, The Sunday.