The Evolution of Military Automatic Pistols: Self-loading Pistol Designs of Two World Wars and the Men who Invented Them by Gordon Bruce

Table of Contents Anyone with an interest in military firearms knows the names of the famous pistol inventors -- men like Luger, Walther and Nambu. But how many know anything at all about the men themselves...or what it was, exactly, that made their handgun designs groundbreaking? Presented as a series of biographies, this book tells the history of self-loading pistols through the careers of their inventors, accompanied by a detailed illustrated explanation of their mechanical innovations and the resulting iconic military semiautos. Over 500 black & white illustrations, sketches and photos!