The Gun That Changed the World

By Mikhail Kalashnikov

Book Overview

Mikhail Kalashnikov himself, inventor of the famous assault rifle, here tells his life story for the first time. The result is a remarkable portrait of a man of ingenuity and vitality in the context of the often frightening and terribly unforgiving Russia of the twentieth century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745636918
• ISBN13: 9780745636917
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.4"