100 Military Inventions that Changed the World - Softcover

Russell, Philip

 
9781472106650: 100 Military Inventions that Changed the World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1472106652 ISBN 13: 9781472106650
Publisher: Constable, 2013

Synopsis

Nothing ensures the rapid development of new technology like the involvement of the military. From the trebuchet and the cannon to the tank and the ballistic missile, military research programmes have produced the most devastating weapons imaginable, but military masterminds are responsible for a number of surprises along the way as well.

Radar, walkie-talkies and the jet engine are more obvious examples of military inventions that are now in everyday use around the world, but there are plenty of items with which all of us come into contact on a daily basis that have been developed from military technology.

Rod Green describes how the microwave oven in your kitchen, the sat-nav in your car or the Internet that you use every day all owe their existence to the military as he takes us on a highly entertaining voyage of discovery through the world of military inventions ancient and modern.

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About the Author

Rod Green is a journalist and author who has worked for a number of different newspapers and magazines. He has written and contributed to a number of military history titles and takes an avid interest in military technology from the best boots to the biggest bombs. Rod lives in Surrey.

From the Back Cover

A highly entertaining voyage of discovery through the world of military inventions ancient and modern many of which have resulted in everyday civilian applications.

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Publisher
Constable
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1472106652
ISBN 13 
9781472106650
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
288