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Instruments of war : weapons and technologies that have changed history / Spencer C. Tucker.

by Tucker, Spencer, 1937-

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Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c2015.

Military weapons -- History.

Military art and science -- History.

xxiii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

"This highly detailed and well-illustrated single-volume work documents the evolution of warfare across history through weaponry and technological change. In war, the weapons and technologies employed have direct effects on how battles are waged. When new weapons are introduced, they can dramatically alter the outcomes of warfare--and consequently change the course of history itself. This reference work provides a fascinating overview of the major weapon systems and military technologies that have had a major impact on world history. Addressing weapons as crude as the club used by primitive man to the high-tech weapons of today such as unmanned drones, Instruments of War: Weapons and Technologies That Have Changed History offers nearly 270 profusely illustrated entries that examine the key roles played by specific weapons and identify their success and failures."--Publisher website.

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