HK

The authors say this is a book for residents of Hong Kong rather than for tourists, but really it is ideal for the kind of traveller who is interested in how various cities work and "feel". I bought this in HK while travelling there in 2001, and can attest that it faithfully and insightfully captures what Hong Kong is "like" (at least at a certain level).

The format basically that of a photo essay, with high-quality photography of distinctive features of HK's urban landscape and often insightful commentary. The authors have a predilection for the language of postmodern continental philosophy, not usually my favourite reading, but sometimes used here to good effect.

I read this book, and it was helpful with all the HK assault rifles, subguns, and machine guns. If hit some of the assault rifles, but it more into the subguns, and machine guns. If you want a sub, or a machine gun, you may want to look at this!

In the late 70's and early 80's, a new type of military unit was developed and refined to combat terrorism. During the Iranian emmbassy crisis in England, the world watched as black clad commandos stormed the building, each carring a radical new machine gun, different than anything anyone had seen. That was the HK MP5, a spinoff of the famous G3 rifle. Although the G3 and MP5 had been in production since the late 50's/ early 60's, the public had rarely seen or heard of these remarkable weapons. Soon they became the weapon of choice for counterterrorism units, SWAT teams, and other specialized units for close quarter combat, and long range sharpshooting. This is the best book availible for information on Heckler and Koch rifles, submachine guns, and general machine guns. Includes the history, development, and other facts about the G3, MP5, HK33, and any other variants, both in automatic and semi. Has information on the rare Vollmer conversions, sniper models, as well as information on accessories such as the HK69 grenade launcher and other rarities. Pictures are great, as are the descriptions of each of these weapons. The book does not have information about HK pistols, but I believe the author has written a separate book regarding them. If your a HK fan, a gun nut in general, or are just curious this is the book for you.

The book shows a lot of original pictures of the NSU Kettenkrad in service. It also shows the technical details and the technical data. There are some small mistakes in the book, but it is highly recommended for everyone who is interested in this tiny German halftrack tractor.