Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology - Roger A. Pauly, Roger Pauly - Google Books

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Guns have existed in various forms for hundreds of years, and few objects have had such an immense impact on the history of the world. But how did firearms develop? Why did the styles of guns change over the years? Firearms tells the life story of the gun,…