by Bernard Brodie (Author), Fawn M . Brodie (Author)
... offers the quickest way I know to acquire the basic historical background that we ought all to have. -Louis J. Halle, Survival
This classic in the field of military history covers weaponry from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, emphasizes the contributions of science to warfare, and includes an extensive new chapter on the weapons of the nuclear age.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 2nd Revised & Enlarged Ed
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 01 Jun 1973
ISBN 10: 0253201616
ISBN 13: 9780253201614
Book Overview: This classic in the field of military history covers weaponry from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, emphasising the contributions of science to warfare.