This book covers three topics: 1. History; 2. Biographical Essays (four); and 3. Biographical Profiles consisting of seven Appendixes covering information from the 15th century through 1991, focusing on general caliber, weight, range etc. It provides a lot of information in 201 pages, plus an index of authors and a general index (now at 220 pages). This is a typical Greenwood Press book issued without a dustjacket, but printed on paper complying with the Permanent Paper Standards. Free USPS media mail shipping.