During his studies business economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam he learned that winning strategies are not only about the quality of the strategy itself but also about the power to operationalize the strategy. He likes to listen to the men who served for the Netherlands in several conflict regions including the Dutch defense during the Second World War, one theme always comes back in every story namely, training and reliability of the weapon system. The end of the Cold War regrettably made that the Dutch conscription was suspended but he kept his interest in the Dutch army. He was already interested in military science at an early age. The author of the Kalashnikov Encyclopaedia Cor Roodhorst was born in the Netherlands.
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His account is illustrated with a wealth of archive photographs ranging from Vietnam to the American-led invasion of Iraq and beyond. In Kalashnikov in Combat Anthony Tucker-Jones gives the reader a brief history of the weapon and he offers a visual record of the impact of the AK-47 on the battlefield up to the present day. Probably its most celebrated moment came in the hands of the mujahideen fighting to oust the Soviets from Afghanistan. Since then it has been employed in practically every conflict around the globe, and it is seen as the symbol of the wars of national liberation. This weapon has transcended its Soviet designer and country of origin to become the most prolifically produced and iconic weapon in the world – and it has become a brand that has been used to sell everything from T-shirts to vodka.Īlthough it first appeared in the late 1940s, it did not make its decisive presence felt on the battlefield until the Vietnam War when China supplied it to the Vietnamese communists. The Kalashnikov assault rifle, generically known as the AK-47, is the most famous small arm ever made. Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) Posted in 2010, AK Books, Bayonet, Book, Collecting, History, Kalashnikov, Polish Arms Magazine, Nov. Unlicensed variants of bayonets for AK family of weapons:īibliography. Russia’s stalwart arms-maker, from Napoleon to present day! Posted in 2010, AK Books, AK47, Book, Collecting, Kalashnikov, Magazine Guns & Ammo Complete Book of the AK47 2013Ĭhinese commercial copy of 56-H-12 bayonet, Tips for identifying and choosing the right AK receiver for you. Versatile Russian pistol that served Moscow beat cops and the Spetsnaz! Yugoslav Kalashnikov with a compact folding stock. “Sons of Guns” 5.45x39mm that works dirty and still hits the mark!Ĭold War-era Czechoslovakia spawned this radical AK sibling!įrom the Cold War to the War on Terror-the elusive fire-breathing 7.62x54R dragon.
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