Assault Rifle
By (Author) Maxim Popenker
The Crowood Press Ltd
The Crowood Press Ltd
25th October 2004
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
History: specific events and topics
623.4424
Hardback
224
Width 189mm, Height 246mm
Assault Rifle provides a comprehensive account of the development of the military assault rifle and its ammunition from WW2 to the present day. The book is in two parts. The first part includes: Brief historical summary of the assault rifle, its origins and development. Gun design including operating mechanisms and weapon configuration. Ammunition design and performance. Ballistics, especially the balance between recoil and effectiveness. History of assault rifle cartridge. The second part includes: National military rifle programmes since the end of WW2. History of developments in each country including experimental programmes. Detailed descriptions of the principal service and experimental weapons. AUTHOR: Maxim Popenker is a lieutenant [reserve] in the Russian armed forces. He is the creator and webmaster of the leading internet small arms resource, the 'Modern Firearms' website at www.world.guns.ru. ANTHONY WILLIAMS' particular interest is in the history of automatic weapons and their ammunition. He has written on the subject for several years, culminating in the publication in 2000 of Rapid Fire [Airlife]. 250 b/w photos
Gun Week
"For concise coverage of assault rifles right up tot he 2004 date of publication, this is an excellent book. It would be difficult to better it. Students of small arms, military historians, arms designers, and others desiring information on the latest in assault rifle design should find this a valuable reference volume."
Maxim Popenker is a lieutenant [reserve] in the Russian armed forces. He is the creator and webmaster of the leading internet small arms resource, the 'Modern Firearms' website at www.world.guns.ru. Anthony G Williams has a particular interest in the history of automatic weapons and their ammunition. He wrote the Flying Guns trilogy which describes the development of guns and ammunition from 1914 to present day.