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Ak-47, April 2008
Hardcover
the Story of a Gun
MacAdam/Cage Publishing
April 2008
On Sale: April 11, 2008
225 pages
ISBN: 1596922869
EAN: 9781596922860
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In the sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the
AK's distinctive silhouette, the gun has been at the centre
of conflicts across the Middle East, Africa and Latin
America. The weapon that made him a 'Hero of the Soviet
Union' has also appeared on t-shirts and vodka bottles,
featured in videos and song lyrics and been re-fashioned in
crystal - a gift from Putin to George W. Bush. Power,
politics and passion combine in the story of a weapon that
has shaped the modern world. Using testimonies of people who
have experienced the gun at first-hand - including a
Sudanese child soldier, a Vietcong veteran, and Yorkshire
student - Michael Hodges provides a compelling account of
how the AK47 became an icon that ranks alongside Coca-Cola
as one of the most recognizable brands in the world.
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