<DIV>Part of the Weapons of War series, this book features more than 150 color and black & white illustrations and photographs as well as detailed specifications about small arms from 1950 to the present.<p><b>Small Arms 1950–Present Day</b> brings together the most important handheld guns of the second half of the twentieth century in a single volume arranged in alphabetical order. The book includes some of the best-known weapons of the era, such as the AK-47 and M16 assault rifles, the Uzi submachine gun, and the FN Five Seven pistol.</p><ul> <li>Features 150 entries of the most important weapons of the era</li> <li>Every weapon is illustrated with an accurate color artwork</li> <li>Each entry includes a specifications table with essential information such as armament, weight, speed, and range</li> <li>Concise text provides a summary of the design, development, service history, and performance of each weapon</li></ul>This book contains details on handguns, manually operated rifles, semi-automatic and automatic rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, grenade launchers, and shotguns, from 1950 to the present. </div>