Tracing the history of weaponry from the earliest stone axes of prehistoric warfare to the high-tech world of modern-day military operations, an illustrated, comprehensive study combines close-up photographs, informative captions, and detailed descriptions to chronicle the evolution of military armaments.
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"From Assyrian spears to the AK-47, weapons -- and the warriors who have brandished them -- forged history by shaping the rise of empires and the course of revolutions with the ax, the bow, the sword, and the gun." -- Military Officer
Roger Ford is the author of dozens of books in the field of military history and weapons technology and systems, including the bestselling The World's Great Machine Guns: From 1860 to the Present Day. R.G. Grant is a history writer who has published more than 20 books, many of them dealing with aspects of military conflict. He has written on the American Revolution, World War I, and World War II, and is the author of DK's Battle, Warrior, and Flight: 100 Years of Aviation.
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