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tHIS STORY IS A VERY GOOD READ. i FOUND IT TO BE INTERTAINING AND FUN. yES AS ONE READER MENTIONED THE AUTHOR DID ALWAYS SPELL OUT THE ENTIRE NAME EVERY TIME A CHACTER WAS MENTIONED AND YES IT SEEMED AS IF THE AUTHOR MR. SMITH WAS JUST TRYING TO FULLFILL HIS OBLIGATION FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF WORDS, BUT THE STORY IS GOOD. aFTER ALL DON'T WE READ FICTION FOR FUN, i DO.

Great Book, Just like the last three. Excitement and drama. Please don't stop. What happens to the Steel Brothers and Danielle? Mr. Compton could not help but to be smiling down on how you are carrying on his stories and his tradition. Congratulations on another great book.

If you like westerns that capture the spirit of the bold and daring men and women who tackled the Wild West, you will love Rider of Judgement. Ralph Compton is in the ranks with Louis L'amour, Zane Grey , and even some of the newer authors such as William Johnstone. Riders of Judgement will keep you on your toes until the very end. This last book of a trilogy is the perfect ending to a two year trail of vengenance filled with showdowns, romance, and the true spirit of the Wild West.

I found I was not interested in this book. In fact I never finised it. The main problem I had was with the authors use of using each characters full name each time a name was used. No one was ever mentioned by a frist name or just a last name. It was always Danny Duggin` did this, Danny Duggin` did that. Marshal C. F. McCord didthis Marshal C.F.McCord did that. After a while I lost interest in the story line because I was looking to see if the author would change this format. After 80 pages it was time to find another book.

Once I started reading Riders of Judgment I couldn't put it down. I found myself reading into the wee hours of morning. Ralph Cotton puts the main characters in situations that are so suspenseful, you remain glued to the book. I didn't want to fall asleep without knowing what happened to Danny Duggin, Tim, Jed, and Marshal McCord.

I know Ralph Compton would be very proud of the work Ralph Cotton has done on his behalf. Thanks Ralph Cotton for carrying on the great work of Mr. Compton.

Hard to get through. Made it about half way through and that awas it. Very creative especially the beginning but loses its appeal toward the middle

Not many people could write this book, but Lee Boyland's background and in-depth knowledge of nuclear physics enables him to lay it out in terms that are as easy to understand as they are frightening. In addition to spelling out how a nuclear attack could be done from a technical standpoint, the author takes us into the minds of Muslim extremists who are intent on destroying modern civilization and taking humanity back to the seventh century.

A believable plot, fascinating characters, and suspenseful writing combine to make THE RINGS OF ALLAH a must read for everyone, but especially for those who believe a terrorist nuclear threat in America is overblown. Such an attack won't be easy to pull off, but the author clearly shows that it can be done, and that we need to be ever vigilant. To paraphrase Secretary of State Rice, "The terrorists can make many mistakes. We just have to make one." Highly recommended.

Maurice Medland
Author of CHINA STAR

After hearing weapons expert and author Lee Boyland on talk-radio, I was so impressed by his knowledge of current events, Islam, and nuclear weapons, that I ordered a copy of his first book. I just finished it and am spellbound by the author's unique ending - an obvious setup for a sequel.

Beginning in 1990 Russia, the story is divided into three parts. Part I is Ivan's story, an old, destitute Soviet nuclear weapons engineer with a secret. Through Ivan the reader meets opportunistic KGB Colonel Alexi Valek, who introduces us to Mohammed al Midhar, bin Laden's fiendishly determined lieutenant. Valek discovers Ivan's secret and the adventure begins.

In Part II, American nuclear-physicist-turned-terrorist Ralph Eid becomes Mohammed's brilliant protégé and takes center stage. As the chilling plot unfolds, the author shows how easily an intelligent, patient group of terrorists can plant five atomic bombs--hidden in plain sight--in our cities.

Part III jumps the story to 2004, when Hilda Rodman defeats George Bush in her bid for the presidency and immediately pulls America's troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. While chaos erupts in the middle east, Mohammed presents his in-place plan to destroy five American cities to the Shura. In return for his part in destroying the Great Satan he will be named caliph, leader of the new Islamic Empire.

Running afoul of America's military in the wake of her fateful decision to recall the troops, Rodman offers a token appeasement by appointing retired Air Force Major General George Alexander to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Hours before the timers, set by Mohammed and Eid, detonate the nuclear weapons, Alexander leaves Washington on a family emergency. Warned of a pending attack, Alexander tries unsuccessfully to reach Rodman, while she's giving her "Everything is Wonderful" speech to a join session of Congress. In the end Rodman's arrogance and ambition are her undoing. The bombs detonate, America is left leaderless, and our government and capitol city has been reduced to radioactive ash.

Stunned by the not-so-perfect, unhappy ending to the novel, the reader struggles to comprehend the real possibility of such events actually occurring. Suddenly we're aware that in a real the world, life as we knew would be gone in the blink of an eye. If not fiction the story we'd just read would be history and our best hope would lie with the sole survivor in the line of succession to the presidency, George Alexander, a man we know little about. Forced to assume the presidency, Alexander will face a daunting task.

By co-mingling history, fact, and great story telling the author has given terrorists full sway to render a crippling blow to our country. Still reeling from the cliff hanger ending the reader becomes irresistibly caught up in the fictional troubles facing a shattered nation. The author has given us only a glimpse of Alexander. Is he the man right man for the job? Can he inspire Americans to follow him to victory over the forces of evil? Only time and Boyland's sequel, "Behold an Ashen Horse" will tell. From what we do know it appears Alexander is a no-nonsense man with no trace of political correctness. Qualities, which may or may not be tantamount to his future success as a world leader.

Anchored in historical events, the novel's plot is replete with facts about U.S and Soviet nuclear weapons programs, the Soviet-Afghanistan war, Iraq, and of course al-Qaeda. Fast paced and believable, Boyland's tale will most certainly make any sane person reevaluate America's sense of security. One military friend, who's read the book, tells me the technology described in the story is accurate. Other friends have told me that "The Rings of Allah" is the equal to Tom Clancy's "Sum of all Fears." Not being an avid Clancy reader, I'll have to accept their word for that, but, all things considered, I can make this observation. After reading this novel its clear to me that readers who love cliff-hanging, edge-of-the-seat action can be certain of one thing. Boyland has staked his claim on being America's newest star in the galaxy of techno-thriller authors. If his next novel is as good as his first, we're in for another phenomenal read.

Author Lee Boyland puts his extensive special weapons background to use in spinning this completely believable tale of al-Qaeda's next step after 9-11. Leftover Soviet technology from the beginning of the Cold War falls into al-Qaeda's hands, and they establish an intricate network in order to place five atomic devices in five US cities. The US gets word of the attack, but will it be in time?
Boyland does a great job of mixing good character development with great technical background in order to create this story. Technical readers will appreciate his attention to detail as he relates and educates the reader on the workings of gun-type atomic weapons. Literature advocates will respect how he uses significant events to develop his main characters. Many new writers fall into the trap of trying to tell too much of the story, but Boyland avoids this by jumping sometimes a year ahead in the story in order to keep things moving.
A great action story that is just a bit too possible, this is definitely worth it for action and techo fans alike.

In "Rings of Allah," Mr. Boyland blends real weapons knowledge with sharply drawn characters through a compelling story that shows true Islamic objectives for destroying our country. It is clear, after reading this, that we are in the fight of our history. Those in the U.S.A. who do not believe that there is an in-house massive propaganda campaign being waged by Islamic extremists need to read this book. Thank you, Lee for adding your voice to their frightening agenda. Holly Fox Vellekoop, Author, "STONE HAVEN: Murder Along the River.

In reading the book with an open mind, it becomes quite apparent that history and culture goes hand in hand when dealing with the issue of gun control. What may work in other countries probably would not work in the United States and visa-versa due to those two issues. Clearly the United States is a country where Americans have a love affair with their car and firearms and Americans will refuse to part with either of the two. Kopels solution to gun related crimes makes sense, since guns aren't going away because of its proliferation, then issue concealed carry licenses to Americans since the Second Amendment is clear that Americans have the right to keep and bear arms.

I started Mr Kopel's book with high hopes that I had finally found an objective work on this controversial topic. My hopes were dashed within a couple of chapters but I plugged on until the end anyway. The book attempts to convince and appear scholarly by the sheer quantity of information conveyed, but much of it is totally irrelevant to the real issues.(eg I do not believe that public opinion towards gun control in the UK is in any way influenced by King Henry VIII's statutes related to crossbow usage in the 16th century). In other cases, the information conveyed is misleading or just plain wrong. Mr Kopel's overriding thesis seems to be that the imposition of gun control in other countries can be directly correlated with erosion of civil liberties and loss of personal freedoms. For those of us who have lived in at least one of those other countries, this just doesn't wash. The conclusions of the author appear to be that America is so different from other countries that none of their measures to reduce gun related violence can work here. It is very apparent that Mr Kopel started this book with his mind already made up on this issue. What a pity he wasted the opportunity to deliver a truly open-minded opinion on the subject.

This is an absolutely excellent resource for anyone interested in the gun-control debate. Mr. Kopel's thesis is that effective gun-control and culture are very tightly linked. Mr. Kopel describes the gun control policies of several countries, puts each in a historical perspective, and discusses why and how well those controls work in their respective countries. He goes on to describe what form of gun-control would be best suited for the United States.

Mr. Kopel's book is superbly researched, very readable, and includes copious references. This is by far the most informative book I've found on the gun-control debate. I recommend it highly.

Kopel histories of the governments in Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Japan, Switzerland and the US. Concurrent with the history/culture review he mirrors the weapons control laws that evolved and their consequences. By looking more in depth at the context within which each of these countries enacted their controls, Kopel looks for "lessons learned." His work is mostly objective, incredibly well-documented, and reaches some pretty common sense conclusions. An excellent resource for learning about the nature of government, laws, and gun control specifically.

I picked up this book to provide some insight on gun control issues and history, and was very pleased to learn more than expected. The laws and history were very well documented, and the book was sequenced in a manner that allowed the reader to absorb information without being overwhelmed. Cultural and legal discussions abound, and were a very important supplement to the core of the discussion.

This book is a great book containing lots of useful information. I would recommend this book to beginners and advanced shooters alike.

I thought Brsiter's work was very well written and showed how dedicated he was to the sport. For me, a person relatively new to shotgun sports and wing-shooting, this book is an excellent introduction to shotgunning fundamentals and why shooting a shotgun is so different than any other type of firearm.

In addition, Brister takes the time to provide perspective on various types of shotguns, and even more perspective on various shotshell loads. The summaries of his shotshell tests were very eye-opening for me, as they can teach beginners how shot spreads are affected by larger payloads and higher powder charges, and also, how various loads may affect your ability to produce clean kills in the field, rather than crippling game or causing a slow and painful passing for birds.

Though this book is almost 30 years old at the time of this review, ALL of the principles taught in it hold true today. Some argue that Brister was visionary when he wrote this book and I agree. Much of what is written could very well have had a huge part in shaping the shotgun and shotshell industry as we know it today.

I bought this book when it first came out over 20 years ago. I loved it then, and love it now. Much of what Brister wrote forms the bases for many current articles where his information is presented as "new" and he's not even credited! There's very little to criticize in the book. There's excellent chapters on guns, gauges, chokes, shooting styles, etc. It really was a comprehensive book at the time it was published.

That said, the book was written before the lead shot ban in waterfowl hunting, before widespread availability of choke tubes, and before the rapid rise in popularity of sporting clays. Thus the book really doesn't address these issues, and the reader will have to look elsewhere to find current information. (Well, it does talk about choke tubes some, but at that time most shotguns still were purchased with fixed chokes while the reverse is true today.)

This book should be in every serious shotgunner's library, and should be read, and then revisited every year or so, to remind the shooter that whatever recent article he/she just read was already covered by Brister!

Brister's writing style is clear and concise. The book was well edited. Most topics are explained in detail, and information is presented in such a way that most readers should be able to understand. In this day and age of computers, DVD's and other communication media, though, some younger readers may prefer a different approach.

I would love to see this book updated, with current photos and chapters covering some missing topics.

I agree with the other reviews in that this is a very indepth guide to shotguns (but with an emphasis on trap shooting). Unfortunately this is not a good book for waterfowl hunting as Bob goes in depth about *lead* shot and how it performs. While his testing methods and insights on how to shoot are good, I really would care less how #4 would perform on ducks as I can't legally use it in the US. This book was written before the ban on lead shot and hasn't been updated accordingly! This book is good for the trap/skeet shooter who can use lead shot but much less useful for the waterfowl hunter. Other than this I like the book as its a good read with clear points.

Shotgunning: The Art and Science provides a good basic introduction to almost every aspect of shotguns and should prove especially beneficial for new shooters. That said, it comes up short in any substantial discussion of wingshooting technique--which was my primary need. And while the very detailed empirical discussions of ballistics and patterning are thorough and illuminating, much has changed in shotgunning technology since this book was published 30 years ago, and, of course, none of those changes are reflected. For instance, the move away from lead shot for virtually all waterfowling applications has had a profound effect on choke recommendations. Also, the birth and development of sporting clays has rejuvenated many shooters and brought countless other new shooters into shotgunning. Sporting clays is perhaps the most popular clays game being shot today, but it arrived after this book did.

In short, buy this book for its focus on the immutable fundamentals of shotgunning, but look elsewhere for a discussion of technique or a more up to date overview of new and emerging technologies.

On any level you choose, this book is a winner. It is extensively researched (witness its 5 appendixes covering a whopping 50 pages, endnotes covering 90 pages more, followed by a 21 page bibliography), but is as readable and enjoyable as a novel.

The author is scrupulously fair toward both sides in the struggle, and blends both the down-to-earth happenings in the siege with the higher-level strategic ramifications for both sides of the events at Yorktown before, during and after the shots were flying.

Unlike so many accounts of siege warfare, "The Guns of Yorktown" not only addresses cleaarly why the particular aspects of the siege happened as they did, but "how" these events took place, their advantages and disadvantages, and illustrate the finer points of literally the "pick and shovel" aspects of the battle, all the while never losing the reader's attention with tedious over-description.

This fine book is replete with maps and diagrams which supplement the text, and all are quite easily readable.

Mr. Greene's counterpoint anecdotes and tales from a cross-section of participants on either side of the struggle was quite humanizing and interesting, and their stories were carried into their later lives in the seven-page Postscript immediately following the book's final chapter.

I recommend this fine work to anyone who enjoys the study of the Revolutionary War, siege warfare, or military history in general. This book is a sure-fire hit.

This year marks the 225th anniversary of the siege of Yorktown, the action that efectively ended the Revolutionary War, and this book takes you through the entire scenario. Unfortunately, I found that the book, though informative, was perhaps too much of a good thing! While I'm a history buff, I didn't feel it necessary for my understanding of this engagement to know who was the Officer of the Watch on a particular day, or exactly how the redoubts measured, or the order of the various regiments, or which group was in which revetment at what time on a paticular day. The book just gave the reader too much info, and that really tended to bog down the exciting story that is Yorktown. I've walked over thesse fields, and find the whole thing fascinating, but could have done with a lot less nonessential info, so that the narrative could have flowed much better than it did!

Most scholars of the American Revolution concur that the single most decisive engagement for General George Washington and his troops was the siege of the British forces at Yorktown , Virginia, in the fall of 1781. America had been at war with England for six years when Washington was able to trap Cornwallis on the tip of the narrow peninsula, resulting in a military action that would result in Cornwallis' surrender on October 19, 1781 and effectively end the war in North America, thereby securing American national independence. The Guns Of Independence: The Siege Of Yorktown 1781 by historian Jerome A. Greene provides the reader with an informed and informative examination of the siege and the participants involved on both sides of the conflict. Drawing upon extensive archival research and a personal archaeological study of the battlefield, Greene has written the definitive study of the Yorktown siege, making a seminal and very strongly recommended contribution to American history. No academic or community library American Revolutionary History reference section can be considered complete without the inclusion of The Guns Of Independence.

Highly regarded scholar of the Western Frontier Indian Wars, Jerome A. Greene has applied his wealth of knowledge in military operations, his impeccable research skills, and his fluid prose style to this excellent book on the siege of Yorktown, 1781. I recommend reading the extensive and informative appendix which covers the archeology of the Yorktown Battlefield as well as the equipment and stategies necessary to operate an effective siege and military victory.

Most scholars of the American Revolution concur that the single most decisive engagement for General George Washington and his troops was the siege of the British forces at Yorktown , Virginia, in the fall of 1781. America had been at war with England for six years when Washington was able to trap Cornwallis on the tip of the narrow peninsula, resulting in a military action that would result in Cornwallis' surrender on October 19, 1781 and effectively end the war in North America, thereby securing American national independence. The Guns Of Independence: The Siege Of Yorktown 1781 by historian Jerome A. Greene provides the reader with an informed and informative examination of the siege and the participants involved on both sides of the conflict. Drawing upon extensive archival research and a personal archaeological study of the battlefield, Greene has written the definitive study of the Yorktown siege, making a seminal and very strongly recommended contribution to American history. No academic or community library American Revolutionary History reference section can be considered complete without the inclusion of The Guns Of Independence.

Well, this book has it all, except for shotguns. If your looking for handguns, this book is for you. 200 out of 500 pages in this book is pistols and revolvers. This book is a statistics book, with a gun on every page. The pages are obviously double sided. With 500 pages, it has over 1000 firearms. I was dissiapointed to find only one photo of the gun, and the photos are in B&W. This book is not for the gun enthusiast who would like to see good color photos and pictures of people in action with them. This is for the research person or for persons in the military, who wishes to gain information on weapons. Still, overall, this book is worth the buy if you just want to know more about guns.

Now, i don't need this book or the other Jan'es recognition Guides for work, its merely an interest.

With that said, i picked up this book for reference and was not disapointed. I didn't really notice any glaring mistakes(I'm no firearms expert) but it had enough information to satisfy me. It doesnt go deep into any guns, just a brief discussion of the specs, which is all i really wanted.

The only downfall is ee is the absence of a section on shotguns.

This is a very good reference book and though it does not include shotguns, most firearms are featured including some of the more obscure and exotic types. I was particularly interested in its coverage of heavy sniper rifles which are becoming very important in peacekeeping operations around the world.

Often careless in detail; the small automatic featured twice on the cover cannot be found anywhwere inside.

Several illustrations are completely wrong; Beretta Model 84 shows model 81;, Colt Mk IV Series 80 shows an ancient M1911; Czech CZ27 shows CZ24; MAS Mle 1935S shows Mle 1935A; Mle 1950 shows M1935S; Star MD picture is mirror-image, and there may be others; Star M40 Firestar picture shows an opposition firm's Llama M87; Walther P5 (1975) shows a P38 (1938 design).

Countries of origin; Beholla (made in Germany) labelled "Spain"; Bergmann-Bayard principally made in Belgium, as evidenced by markings listed; and MANY sloppy errors in naming, weights, calibres. I mean to say; the FEG FP9 (950 g) "weighs slightly less than the Belgian pistol", which is given as 882 g!

If you find yourself looking for a book on gun recognition, then hey, look no futher. In true Janes style, it will tell you what you need to know, in that way in which Janes is famous and respected for. On the other hand, if you like shotguns, prepare to be sadly disappointed, for some reason they don't seem to exist. Apart from that I would say, "buy it!".

I recently ordered this for my husband. He saw an ad for it in one of his gun magazines. I looked it up on Amazon, and it was much cheaper.

He refers to it often and thinks it is one of the best that he has.

This book is a waste of paper:
I just received and opened it: The introduction lets you understand you're going to learn the different guns. Page 1 is full of photos of diverse handguns. One is dubbed: "French Flintlock Pistol". The photo shows a back action percussion lock. Hmmm. I jump to "Swiss Military Rifles" (I'm a Swiss collector). Two rifles are listed: First a Mod. 1871, cal 10.5 mm. The caption is a Mod. 1869 and the right caliber is 10.4 mm. Second a 1891, cal 7.63x54 Russian caliber Mod 1891... same as Moisin Nagant. From 1889 to 1890, the Swiss Army caliber was 7.5x55. From 1889 to 1957, the rifles were Schmidt Rubin or derivates. There NEVER was a 7.63x54 cal. Moisin among the Swiss Military Rifles. I shut the book down. I had to put a star to review the book, but it's worth none. It's for sale, new, quarter price.

Very interesting, but not exactly what I was looking for. Still a very informative book.

Any who buy, sell or trade in antique firearms needs to know identification, firearm specs, and how to value one: Shooter's Bible Presents Antique Guns: A Collector's Guide provides everything needed to do all of this. Color photos introduce the topic, but the heart of the title isn't color: it's black and white photos paired with caliber, barrel, weight and model specifications. Year of introduction or making and current valuation creates an important collector's reference.

Any who buy, sell or trade in antique firearms needs to know identification, firearm specs, and how to value one: Shooter's Bible Presents Antique Guns: A Collector's Guide provides everything needed to do all of this. Color photos introduce the topic, but the heart of the title isn't color: it's black and white photos paired with caliber, barrel, weight and model specifications. Year of introduction or making and current valuation creates an important collector's reference.

Having read all of his Royal Navy saga WWI & II works it must be said they are all very good. Fullerton mixes historically based story lines with realistic character development, love interest and technical details to make a great story. My advice is to start with the first novel, The Blooding of th Guns and work through his chronology.

Good action story. The personal lives story was a bit contrived, and boring. Fortunately very little of the book concerns this. Once the battle begins hold on. The battle sequences are very accurate. I gave this book to a retired naval destroyer commander, and he loved it.

The Blooding of The Guns is a historical/fiction story about the biggest sea battle of World War I, The Battle of Jutland. The main character is Nick Everard who is a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy (not a submarine LT; about the same rank as an American LTjg (junior grade) aboard the DD Lanyard. Nick has several family members who are also in the service. Nick's brother David, is the Navigating Officer on the CA Bantry. Nick's uncle, Hugh, is the Captain of the BB Nile. Also, Nick's Dad is a Brigadier General in the army.

75% of the story was boring to me. It starts out slow, and slowly starts to build up to the Battle. The last 3-4 chapters is full of excitement. While in the middle of this book, I was under the personal belief that I would not purchase the next book in this nine book series. However, with the last 3-4 chapters, it made me think twice about my overall view. This book is full of great details of describing the different stations aboard the ships that the main characters are on. The descriptions of the battle and of battle damage is really good. The main draw back to the story is the number of people in this story. There are three main ships in this story; Nile, Lanyard, and Bantry. Trying to keep up with the story and trying to remember who is on what ship was so difficult that I had to start a list of personal for the three ships to help me keep track. The author does not tip you off when the action goes from one ship to the next. So that is where my personal list came in handy. Just one example of the number of names aboard just one ship is as follows. Aboard the DD Lanyard, the ship that Nick is on, there are several LT's mentioned including 2 sub-LT's, with one being the Navigator. There is a Captain, Surgeon, several Petty Officers, a few Chiefs including a Chief Engineer, a Leading Seaman, a gunner, a Leading Signalman, and a steward. Not to mention a few that I left out. The BB Nile and CA Bantry has even more personal. That's a lot of names to keep track of!

So now to conclude: Yes, this book had a very strong ending. However, I'm not planning on following up with this series. In my view, having 50 different people to remember is too much!!!

Action aplenty. Alexander Fullarton writes with authority,knows his subject and has an eye for history.It is without a doubt the best narrative of The Battle Of Jutland by any author or historian in the business.

At first blush, the Everard family doesn't look like much on which to base a series of heroic sailors. Hugh, drummed out of the service before the war in some unnamed scandal but pulled back in because of the emergency, is in love with his brother John's wife. John, a general in the army in France, does not make an appearance, but his sons Nick and David do. Nick is feckless and irresponsible, just one step ahead of being drummed out of the Royal Navy himself, while David is more professional if somewhat dull. That in the course of the book, one's opinion of everyone changes 180 degrees is a tribute to the author's skill at both showing character development and also at revealing a character's past layer by layer, like peeling an onion.

The criticism commonly made about this book merely shows the inability of some critics to appreciate the intent of the book they are reviewing. Yes, the book is choppy and yes, it is hard to follow the course of the action. One's initial impulse is to wish for maps and an appendix, but then you realize that this is the whole point. Fullerton's goal is to present to the reader exactly how fighting the Battle of Jutland felt to those who were there. Jutland was a confusing battle and it was many days before those who were there had the foggiest notion of the sequence of events. Fullerton has studied the battle carefully and everything that happened in real life happens here at exactly the same time. But you can't construct a coherent whole out of the narrative, just as even Lord Jellicoe wasn't able to do so. For that, you need to consult another book (I would recommend Rules of the Game by Andrew Gordon, which is not only the finest description of the battle, but one of the finest works of military history), but do it after you read this book, so that you get the full flavor of the writer's intent.

Very few writers capture the fog of war as well as Fullerton does.

Book received fast and as described !! Saved a lot on a brand new book !
Excellent transaction, don't get any better !!

I use this book for reference to find gun values and information on makes and models. This one was not packaged properly and the front cover and first dozen pages were damaged in shipment. Wish you had been more careful in your packaging!!!!!!!

Was able to find just about everything I wanted to look up. Loads of info and pictures!

Great reference document but prices are not near up to date. Book contains about everything in Rifles and Pistols..Recommended for the Hunter or Collector.

For good or for bad "The Blue Book of Gun Values" still is and will continue to be the bible in the used gun business. They do their best to take as much of the subjectivity as they can out of the grading process, but one person's 98% may still be anothers 90%. Small differences in percentage can mean a big difference in values.

That said it is still "THE" book most used in the business. The reader also needs to be cautioned that prices listed are RETAIL prices and not what you can expect to get from a dealer if you are selling a used firearm. Also understand that while this may be a "National" standard, real values can be dramaticly different for the same gun from one part of the country to the next. Sometimes as little as 50 miles can make a significant difference.

Overall it is a great book with tons of useful information. A must for every gun collector and dealer. Just take the prices with a grain of salt.

Boston's on Guns and courage is well written. Many quotations from John Ross' book Unintended Consequences, as well as from patriots going back to the revolution of 1776, frame a nice discussion of the authors thesis, namely that the second amendment is the final guardian of the rest of the constitution. I myself think that constitutional rights are like muscles. They get flabby and weak if not used.

Boston also explains something about current gun laws, which is a confusing and fast moning topic, and a moving target hard to hit.

I thought the chapter on woman and guns to be of particular potential interest to the woman's lib types who don't agree with the usual anti gun agenda.

Overall , there is more on hardwear than on philosophy or tactics, which is perhaps as it should be. Buy 'em. Then have someone teach you to use 'em.

A really nice review of available hardware, some of the prices a little out of date and low. Mr. Boston likes the .308 and the FAL, admits his bias, gives his rationale. I can live with this.

Personally, I think the .308 is fine, and if loooking for a weapon with some long range accuracy potential, I'd prefer the M1A(M14)-bettter sights, I like the traditional stock better, less need for meticulous cleaning, and face it-put a small mag in, and w a walnut stock and blued finish, looks more politically correct.Easy to scope too, which this weapon cries out for.

That not withstanding, the FAL is just fine, and his info on the AR-15 pattern weapons out there is just fine. Next edition should cover red dot type sights.

Overall-good book, to recommend to those who have decided to own firearms and what to learn before they buy. The author puts in his predjudices, but admits them up front. If nothing else, you will probably go out and buy Unintended Consequences.

Boston, Mr. Royce, is entertaining and informative. I have this book and the follow on volume, and both are excellent. His views are field tested, and perhaps best of all, he admits his prejudices, says why he thinks what he thinks and then leaves it to the reader to make the decision for her/him self. A true libertarian. He talks the talk, but also walks the walk. I had the privilege of meeting him at a show once and he impresses me as a man you could leave your teenage daughter or your wallet with him and they would absolutely be safe upon your return. This personal integrity shows in his writing style and approach to life. Hooray for this book.

Great book, I'd recommend it for anyone concerned about the gun crackdown soon coming to a town near you! However, he mentions a movie called "The Pallax View." That I can't seem to find anywhere. If anyone can help please e-mail me. jdwilliams@thegrid.net

Oh, so that's why I bought my FN-FAL. Good to know I'm so smart. Most of what you ever wanted to know about buying a gun or three or thirty for that "rainy day" sprinkled with a heavy dash of pioneer spirit. Very practical information, sound advice.

I grow flush with fever as I move onto the next chapter in the book, "Women and Guns." Mmmm good.

I like this book because of it's no compromise content regarding the 2nd ammendment. The content is straight forward and offers solid insight. It is thought provoking in that it challenges you to make the choice NOW as to whether you are going to give up your weapons easily when the blackboots knock, or whether you will shoot them through the door. The author is correct. If you are going to own firearms - you better know how to use them AND have the courage to use them if the time comes.

I gave the book 4 stars, however, because when discussing the actual weapons, the author is quite biased and doesn't discuss or consider any of the weapons he doesn't like. His advice is good but weapons are a personal choice. YOU have to be comfortable with what you are shooting. NOT Boston T Party.

Overall a good book.