Weapons and warfare /
Nardo, Don, 1947-
Weapons and warfare / by Don Nardo. - San Diego : Detroit : Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale, c2004. - 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - World history series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-105) and index.
Stone Age warfare and the Native Americans -- Military innovations in the ancient Near East -- Greece and Rome at war: the rise of the West -- Knights and castles in medieval Europe and Japan -- The fast, fierce armies of the Asian conquerors -- Musket and bayonet: linear warfare emerges -- Industrializing the battlefield: the first modern wars -- Crushing ordeal of total warfare: World War II.
Describes war tactics and weapons from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, discussing their effectiveness and their impact on warfare as a whole, and includes photos and illustrations, sidebars, and an annotated further reading list.
8.9 5-8 Follett Library Resources
1590181832
2003019408
U804.A1 / N37 2004
355.8/2/09
Weapons and warfare / by Don Nardo. - San Diego : Detroit : Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale, c2004. - 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - World history series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-105) and index.
Stone Age warfare and the Native Americans -- Military innovations in the ancient Near East -- Greece and Rome at war: the rise of the West -- Knights and castles in medieval Europe and Japan -- The fast, fierce armies of the Asian conquerors -- Musket and bayonet: linear warfare emerges -- Industrializing the battlefield: the first modern wars -- Crushing ordeal of total warfare: World War II.
Describes war tactics and weapons from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, discussing their effectiveness and their impact on warfare as a whole, and includes photos and illustrations, sidebars, and an annotated further reading list.
8.9 5-8 Follett Library Resources
1590181832
2003019408
U804.A1 / N37 2004
355.8/2/09