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Current reading
Reading two very good books at present. Sky Men written by Robert Kershaw is a history of airborne forces and their operations. I had lunch in London with Bob last week and he is an ex Brit Para officer with extensive operational experience around the world. He writes very well and the book is a pleasure to read.
The other book is also really good, written by ex Marine C Chivers and it is called The Gun, the history of the AK47. The title sells the book a bit short because it is in fact a history of automatic weapons from the Gatling Gun through to the Maxim, Schmiesser, Sturmgewer , PPSh etc. and examines the lives of the inventors as well as their weapons and homes in on how and why the AK became the worlds favourite weapon. The book is very well written, as would be expected by a Pullitzer Prize winning journalist. Chivers could make the history of the food-mixer a good read, but with an engrossing subject like full-auto weapons, this is an absolute must read.
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