The World's Elite Forces: Small Arms and Accessories

The World's Elite Forces: Small Arms and Accessories is an encyclopedic guide to the guns used by special forces (mainly police and SWAT units) around the world. A companion to The World's Elite Forces: Arms and Equipment in the Greenhill Military Manuals series, the book includes a page-long entry for each weapon detailing the uses of the gun and the technical innovations that make it distinctive, with a focus on the development of specialized features like silencers or sights for sniping. Author John Walter (The Luger Story) has also written an introduction discussing trends in weapons design. (Feb.)