Silencer History and Performance: Cqb, Assault Rifle, and Sniper Technology

This highly anticipated second volume in the Silencer History andPerformance series provides an unprecedented look into the evolution tactical employment and performance of historic and state-of-the-artsilenced firearms suitable for close-quarters combat long-distancesniping and other professional applications. It chronicles theproduction of pioneering silenced weapons used during World War IIand the Cold War as well as the more sophisticated low-signaturedesigns and tactics that emerged from the Vietnam War and againduring an explosion of creative development in the 1990s. The authorshave combined recently declassified materials numerous confidentialsources and years of hands-on evaluations to reveal a wealth ofinformation about todays incredible screw-on and integralsuppressors.