No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so
little time--and had such a devastating effect--as the AK-47 assault
rifle. AK-47 tells the story of this most vicious and effective
weapon, and how those who wield it have changed the world. Cheap and
easy to use, it is the fuel that keeps alive protracted "small wars" in
Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East, and domestic crime
almost everywhere. This book takes aim at the AK's lethal legacy--which
will continue for years to come--from a uniquely appropriate
perspective: the barrel of a gun.