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The World's Worst Weapons: From Exploding Guns to Malfunctioning Missiles

by Martin J. Dougherty · 2007

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The World's Worst Weapons is an entertaining and informative guide to the small arms, artillery, tanks, ships, missiles, and aircraft that proved to be utter failures in ...

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