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Defense
journalist Norris offers profiles of 19 assault rifles, 14 sniping rifles,
and nine shotguns used by infantry in Germany, Italy, Russia, Israel, Japan,
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, South
Africa, the UK, and the USA. He describes each weapon's structure, functions,
and military uses, and provides specifications on caliber, length, weight,
barrel, rifling, and muzzle velocity. He includes numerous b&w photos
of the weapons and of troops from the applicable countries modeling their
use. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. |
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