Story of the Gun

by Ian V. Hogg

Book Overview

Tracing the evolution of firearms from the earliest medieval "hand cannons" to the high-tech laser weapons of today, this book records the inventions that changed the face of warfare, using graphics... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031214895X
• ISBN13: 9780312148959
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A good work for the subject

This book is a very good primer for those who viewed the A & E documentary on the gun. It even contains some basic interior ballistics to whet the reader's appetite for more - you may even be tempted to dig very deep to improve your understanding. I thoroughly enjoy the author's style of writing; you can definitely tell his love for the subject. It starts with the early days of the matchlock and progresses very well to the modern day weapon. It reads very easily, not getting bogged down in the minutia of interior ballistics, and can be finished in almost an evening or two. One point of note - this book deals almost exclusively with personal or small team served weapons. If you want artillery see Mr. Hogg's other books (there are plenty to keep you busy).This is a must have though for any gun buff.

A Very Informative Work

Written as a companion piece to Arts and Enertainments special The Story Of The Gun this book is very well written, researched and even witty in places. My only complaint is Mr. Hogg gives very detailed descriptions of how many of the weapons work and in the case of machine guns etc some diagrams would have been very helpful. Other then that its an excellent addition to any gun buff's library.