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Ian Vernon Hogg (1 January 1926 – 7 March 2002) was a British author of books on firearms, artillery, ammunition, and fortification, as well as biographies of several famous general officers. During his career he wrote, co-wrote, edited, or co-edited about 150 books and sold well over 1 million copies. [1]
Guns, Germs, and Steel was first published by W. W. Norton in March 1997. It was published in Great Britain with the title Guns, Germs, and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years by Vintage in 1998. [34] It was a selection of Book of the Month Club, History Book Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and Newbridge Book Club. [35]
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...
The thesis of Arming America is that gun culture in the United States did not have roots in the colonial and early national period but arose during the 1850s and 1860s. The book argues that guns were uncommon during peacetime in the United States during the colonial, early national, and antebellum periods, that guns were seldom used then and that the average American's proficiency in use of ...
Race, Rights, and Rifles: The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture is a book by American author and academic Alexandra Filindra. [a] Published in 2023 by the University of Chicago Press, and part of its Chicago Studies in American Politics series, [1] the book explores the historical trajectory of American gun culture, tracing it back to the nation's founding era.
The earliest depiction of a gun is a sculpture from a cave in Sichuan dating to the 12th century. It depicts a Chinese figure carrying a vase-shaped bombard with flames and a cannonball emerging from it. [6] [7] The proportion of saltpeter in the propellant was increased to maximize its power. [4]
History of Guns' third album ACEDIA was released on 7 July 2008 on Line Out Records and was awarded 9/10 by Rock Sound on 3 July 2008. The album title came from the lyrics to Of Walking Abortion by Manic Street Preachers from their The Holy Bible album [ 15 ] The inside sleeve artwork features a copy of No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai .
Tales of the Gun is a television series that was broadcast on the History Channel for one season in 1998. It featured the history of firearms.. The usual episode format included interviews of historians and people who used the featured weapon, explanations of how the weapons were made, and demonstrations on a shooting range.