Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor - Brossura

Dorling Kindersley, Inc.

 
9780756665401: Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor

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Tracing the history of weaponry from the earliest stone axes of prehistoric warfare to the high-tech world of modern-day military operations, an illustrated, comprehensive study combines close-up photographs, informative captions, and detailed descriptions to chronicle the evolution of military armaments.

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"Weapon depicts the spectrum of weaponry from the stone axes of early warfare to today's modern artillery." – Publishers Weekly

"An illustrated history of weaponry diagrams in detail." – Columbus Dispatch

"From Assyrian spears to the AK-47, weapons — and the warriors who have brandished them — forged history by shaping the rise of empires and the course of revolutions with the ax, the bow, the sword, and the gun." – Military Officer

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ISBN 10:  1465450963 ISBN 13:  9781465450968
Casa editrice: DK, 2016
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