Just discovered the book the other day and ordered it. Two days later I have it in hand. Fascinating book.

Perhaps I just can't read it till the end, perhaps it is never answered but the big obvious question I have is: Is the United Statesicon the only major nation to use shotguns extensively in combat? I had no idea they were still being developed and used over in the Middle East today.

There was one small section where it mentioned Franceicon and Englandicon simply not having the same shotgun mentality that Americans have. To them it was a gun to shoot birds with. In the United States, we developed buckshot which was pretty much unknown to them.

But seeing the effectiveness, why was no effort made elsewhere. Even the Germans who apparently hated shotguns strongly enough to file an official complaint against their use didn't seem to develop any.
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