Rifles: An Illustrated History of Their Impact

by David Westwood

From the musket to the M-16, rifles have played a major role in battle--sometimes tilting the scales in a pivotal moment of war. Yet all too often, poor decisions and ill-conceived "innovations" resulted in putting inappropriate weapons into ill-trained hands, with disastrous consequences.

Ranging primarily from the late 18th century to the present, this richly illustrated volume tells the fascinating, sometimes problematic, history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851094016
• ISBN13: 9781851094011
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 10.3"