Small Arms 1945-Present

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"[This book] offers a highly illustrated guide to all the main types of small arms to be employed from the end of World War II to the present. Divided by theatre and campaign, the book includes sections on the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency; the Vietnam War ; the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Arab-Israeli conflict, wars in Central America, the Falklands War, the [first] Gulf War, the Yugoslav wars, Chechnya and the Caucasus, modern peacekeeping and counter-terrorism operations, and the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. [It] includes hand-held weapons of every type ... Well known, highly influential weapons are featured, such as the AK series of assault rifles. the FN MAG and the M79 grenade launcher, as well as lesser-known models such as the H & K MP7 personal defence weapon, the Khaybar bullpup rifle and the Indonesian-made Pindad SS2 assault rifle ..."--Jacket