Format:
Online-Ressource (xi, 536 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
185109556X
,
9781851095568
Series Statement:
Weapons and warfare series
Content:
Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact charts the development of large, crew-operated battlefield weapons from the dart firers and catapults of the ancient world to the invention of gunpowder in China and its applications in medieval Europe, and from the emergence of naval and land gunnery four centuries ago to the latest rapid-fire, rocket propulsion, laser guidance, and antiaircraft technologies.||Written by an expert on military history, Artillery explores the technological and strategic innovations that have made these weapons increasingly effective at breaking through fortificati
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction to Weapons and Warfare Series; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Reference Section; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About The Author
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1851095616
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781851095612
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781851095568
Additional Edition:
Print version Artillery : An Illustrated History of Its Impact
Language:
English
Bookmarklink
