The gun - Chivers, C. J. (Christopher John) (New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: AK-47 rifle -- History; War -- History; Machine guns -- Technological innovations -- History; Firearms -- Technological innovations -- History