THERE ARE THOSE WHO WRITE ABOUT WEAPONS from behind a desk, relying on field reports, statistics, and press releases to shape their opin-ions. Then there is Peter G. Kokalis, who for 20 years has traveled the globe-risking enemy fire from the jungles of El Salvador to the deserts of Africa-to bring more exclusives to readers of Soldier Of Fortune magazine than any other writer on small arms.
Kokalis debuted as a writer for SOF in 1981 and quickly earned a permanent spot in the staff box as Technical Editor. He brought back stories from battlefields around the world; traveled behind the Great Wall to test weapons at the invitation of the Red Chinese government; and even raised a glass with Mikhail Kalashnikov himself in post-communist Russia.
In this comprehensive anthology of Kokalis' best articles from SOF and Fighting Firearms magazines, you'll get authoritative reviews and detailed information on dozens of handguns, rifles, SMGs, sniper rifles, and shotguns.
You'll also travel with him as he trains El Salvador's Atlacati Battalion, visits the cagey gun dealers of Afghanistan to test the elusive Soviet AGS-17, and goes where no Western writer has gone before for his groundbreaking eight-part series examining the weapons of the Chinese army.
Anyone interested in modern weapons will find this a fascinating read.
THERE ARE THOSE WHO WRITE ABOUT WEAPONS from behind a desk, relying on field reports, statistics, and press releases to shape their opin-ions. Then there is Peter G. Kokalis, who for 20 years has traveled the globe-risking enemy fire from the jungles of El Salvador to the deserts of Africa-to bring more exclusives to readers of Soldier Of Fortune magazine than any other writer on small arms.
Kokalis debuted as a writer for SOF in 1981 and quickly earned a permanent spot in the staff box as Technical Editor. He brought back stories from battlefields around the world; traveled behind the Great Wall to test weapons at the invitation of the Red Chinese government; and even raised a glass with Mikhail Kalashnikov himself in post-communist Russia.
In this comprehensive anthology of Kokalis' best articles from SOF and Fighting Firearms magazines, you'll get authoritative reviews and detailed information on dozens of handguns, rifles, SMGs, sniper rifles, and shotguns.
You'll also travel with him as he trains El Salvador's Atlacati Battalion, visits the cagey gun dealers of Afghanistan to test the elusive Soviet AGS-17, and goes where no Western writer has gone before for his groundbreaking eight-part series examining the weapons of the Chinese army.
Anyone interested in modern weapons will find this a fascinating read.
