Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Chapter 1: Weapons History Bites Chapter 2: Weapons Myths Chapter 3: Ammunition History and Facts Chapter 4: Ammunition Myths Chapter 5: Things That Go Boom Select Bibliography Index