The book, Military Small Arms: 300 Years Of Soldier's Firearms reviews over 500 of the most significant infantry and cavalry small arms of the last three centuries. "Military Small Arms: 300 Years Of Soldier's Firearms" shows how designers and engineers responded to the needs of the fighting man and how their technological breakthroughs gave soldiers new combat capabilities.  Every weapon is illustrated with a color photograph accompanied by a concise descriptive narrative and detailed technical specification.  The most significant and successful weapons are described along with many that ultimately turned out to be failures on the battlefield.  "Military Small Arms: 300 Years Of Soldier's Firearms" includes the following major sections: 1) Foreword; 2) Introduction; 3) Early Pistols; 4) Early Revolvers; 5) Cartridge Revolvers; 6) Automatics; 7) Early Muskets and Rifles; 8) Repeating Rifles; 9) Self-loading and Assault Rifles; 10) Submachine Guns; 11) Machine Guns; 12) Into the Future; 13) Index and 14) Acknowledgements.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Military Small Arms: 300 Years Of Soldier's Firearms" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 31 black and white photographs; 2) About 533 color photographs and 3) 1 black and white illustration.  This book is 240 pages and is in excellent condition.  The editor is Graham Smith with Ian V. Hogg (foreword & introduction).  Edition published in 1996.