Author: The Diagram Group
Publisher: VHPS (HOLT & ST MARTINS), Dec 2007
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-312-36832-1
Synopsis
The encyclopedia of virtually every arsenal ever invented. This guide that will appeal to warfare fans, military & history buffs & any reader interested in the invention, development & use of weapons over the course of human history. 2-color illus t/out; 8.5x11 inches, 368 pgs.
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An International Encyclopedia From 5000 B.C. to the 21st Century
The bestselling & most comprehensive guide to weapons, now fully revised & updated Weapons is one of the bestselling books on armament ever published. This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense & warfare.
The new edition includes weapons used in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq & the Israel-Lebanon conflict, such as: ? Improvised Explosive Devices ? Blackout bombs ? Unmanned aerial vehicles ? TV guided bombs ? Current Small Arms ? Electric Stun Guns ? & more!
Comprehensively illustrated, with hundreds of color diagrams, charts, photographs & much more, Weapons is the encyclopedia of virtually every arsenal ever invented. This guide that will appeal to warfare fans, military & history buffs & any reader interested in the invention, development & use of weapons over the course of human history.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
THE DIAGRAM GROUP is the successful publisher of many illustrated encyclopedias, including Rules of the Game.
