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Weapons and warfare / by Don Nardo.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: World history seriesPublication details: San Diego : Lucent Books ; Detroit : Thomson/Gale, c2004.Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1590181832
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.8/2/09 22
LOC classification:
  • U804.A1 N37 2004
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 355.8 Nar (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 401482

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.

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