Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor - Softcover

Dorling Kindersley, Inc.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075666540X ISBN 13: 9780756665401

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2010

Synopsis

For 4,000 years weapons, and the warriors who used them, have acted as the cutting edge of history, using ax, spear, bow, sword, gun, and cannon to determine the rise of kingdoms and the fall of empires. From the stone axes of the earliest warfare to the heavy artillery of today''s modern armies, this awe-inspiring book portrays for the first time the entire spectrum of weaponry. Illustrations explain key features and working mechanisms of important weapons Beautifully photographed and richly cataloged-often in actual size Details weapons that changed the face of warfare, from the sword to the Gatling gu

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""Weapon" depicts the spectrum of weaponry from the stone axes of early warfare to today's modern artillery." - Publishers Weekly

"An illustrated history of weaponry diagrams in detail." - Columbus Dispatch

"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

""Weapon" depicts the spectrum of weaponry from the stone axes of early warfare to today's modern artillery." Publishers Weekly

"An illustrated history of weaponry diagrams in detail." Columbus Dispatch

"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"

"Weapon depicts the spectrum of weaponry from the stone axes of early warfare to today's modern artillery." Publishers Weekly

"An illustrated history of weaponry diagrams in detail." Columbus Dispatch

"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

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 075666540X
• ISBN 13: 9780756665401
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 360