| From Crossbow to H-Bomb, Revised and Enlarged Edition Revised, Enlarg Edition Contributor(s): Brodie, Bernard (Author), Brodie, Fawn M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253201616 ISBN-13: 9780253201614 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1973 Annotation: This is a comprehensive history of weapons from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, as well as a thoughtful examination of the application of science to warfare and its effects on military strategy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Weapons |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 72090408 |
| Series: Midland Book |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.12" W x 7.88" (0.79 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . offers the quickest way I know to acquire the basic historical background that we ought all to have. --Louis J. Halle, Survival This classic in the field of military history covers weaponry from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, emphasizes the contributions of science to warfare, and includes an extensive new chapter on the weapons of the nuclear age. |