Format:
1 online resource (417 pages)
ISBN:
9780198022046
Content:
O'Connell's vividly written history of weapons in Western culture from prehistoric times to the nuclear age demonstrates how social and economic conditions determine the types of weapons and the tactics used in warfare and how, in turn, innovations in weapons technology often undercut social values. He integrates the evolution of politics, weapons, strategy, and tactics into a coherent narrative, one spiced with striking portraits of men in combat and brilliant insight into why men go to war.
Content:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: MECHANISMS -- Chapter 2: DIALOGUE WITH THE SPHINX -- Chapter 3: GENESIS -- Chapter 4: THE GREEKS -- Chapter 5: ROME -- Chapter 6: EQUES -- Chapter 7: GUNS -- Chapter 8: HARVEST OF BLOOD -- Chapter 9: WHEN TIME STOOD STILL -- Chapter 10: A WORLD DESTROYED -- Chapter 11: DEATH MACHINE -- Chapter 12: ON THE HIGH SEAS AND OUT OF SIGHT -- Chapter 13: PRELUDE -- Chapter 14: THE GREAT WAR -- Chapter 15: SEQUEL -- Chapter 16: CONCLUSION: THE ERA OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- Notes -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195053609
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780195053609
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=272403
