This book written by an author of Vincent JM Di Maio's stature is a real masterpiece on the subject. The author has dealt with all aspects of gun shot wounds in a very lucid and authoritative manner. Not only the book imparts in-depth knowledge of forensic aspects of these common injuries, it also clears many misconceptions, with logical reasoning, Even aspects like historical facts about manufacture of different types of cartridges by different companies in USA have been mentioned chronologically, indicating the knowledge and involvement of the author with the topic. The numerous photographs and line diagrams ensure that the contents are imprinted in the mind of the reader forever. In a nutshell, it is a book, which must be read by everyone dealing with firearm injuries – students as well as qualified people alike. Establishments like medical colleges, ballistic labs, armament technology schools, crime investigators etc must have it in their library.
