Edward Ezell
Edward Clinton Ezell (7 Nov 1939,
Indianapolis, Indiana – 23 Dec 1993, Northern Virginia)[1] was an American author and professor who served as National Firearms Collection curator at the National Museum of American History, administered by the Smithsonian Institution
. He was also founding Director of the Institute for Research on Small Arms in International Security.
Background
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Ezell received an
Case Institute of Technology
.
He taught at
Sangamon State University
, Springfield, Illinois.
Publications
Ezell created the first oral histories on a pair of respected
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The co-author, Linda Neuman Ezell
, was also involved in writing On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet.
Other publications include:
- Small Arms of the World
- Personal Firepower
- Combat Handguns (co-authored with George C. Nonte)
- The Black Rifle: M16 Rifle Retrospective
- The AK47 Story: Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons
- The Great Rifle Controversy: Search for the Ultimate Infantry Rifle from World War II to Vietnam and Beyond
- Small Arms Today
- Handguns of the World
- Reflections on the Wall: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
His book Small Arms of the World is considered a standard reference on military pistols, rifles, submachineguns, and light machineguns.
References
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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