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Audiobooks. bibliography biography history History. Juvenile works. videorecording Wörterbuch.Diagram Group
Summary: This guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare. Comprehensively illustrated, with diagrams, charts, photographs, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martin's Griffin 2007
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Fowler, Will
Summary: Explains the development of weapons and tactics from the earliest clubs through the first firearms, and discusses armor, war animals, fortifications, siegecraft, and naval warfare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: With a spectacular illustrated journey through 4,000 years of weaponry, Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armour is the most comprehensive visual reference charting the history of arms and armour worldwide. Follow the evolution of weaponry from stone maces to machine-guns, and discover the brutal history of the warriors who wielded them. Drawing extensively on the treasures of the Royal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Ltd 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.44 WEAReid, William
Summary: English ed. published under the title The lore of arms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1976
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 623.441 REIWhittle, Richard.
Summary: "The creation of the first weapon in history that can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was far more than clever engineering. As Richard Whittle shows in Predator, it was the most profound development in military and aerospace technology since the intercontinental ballistic missile. Once considered fragile toys, drones were long thought to be of limited utility. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623 WHIHolmes, Jamie
Summary: "The riveting story of the American scientists, tinkerers, and nerds who solved one of the biggest puzzles of World War II--and developed one of the most powerful weapons of the war."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.4 HOLGagne, Tammy
Summary: From vehicles and weapons to robots and service animals, the tools of the US military are truly amazing. Ready for military action takes you on the front lines with some of the most fascinating technology, gear, vehicles, and animals being used by the US armed forces. Learn more about the history behind these tools and technologies and how the US military uses them today to get its job done.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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Summary: "Offers readers a captivating look into the race between three countries to build the world's most destructive weapon. Learn about the Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb, and how the United States used this weapon to end World War II"-- www.childsworld.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 REAHolmes, Jamie
Summary: Jamie Holmes tells the story of the American scientists, tinkerers, and nerds who solved one of the biggest puzzles of World War II, and developed one of the most powerful weapons of the war.​
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Woods, Michael
Summary: Introduces the military tactics of ancient societies, describing the development of weapons, military strategy, defensive walls, seige warfare, guerillas, and warships in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2011
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Summary: Covers in detail the lives of more than thirty-five individual soldiers through the ages. Depicts each soldier in uniform with the weapons he used, the equipment he carried, and the food he ate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lodestar Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.02 ROBSummary: In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. Nazi Mega Weapons follows a group of experts on a dark journey through Europe's mountains, forests and beaches to uncover engineering secrets that have lain hidden for decades and the stories of the men that designed them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2013
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Brooks, Victor.
Summary: Describes some of the new weapons and devices which both Confederates and Yankees produced during the Civil War making it the first truly "modern" war in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.74 BROHaag, Pamela
Summary: "An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the 'special relationship' between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen--not gun lovers--created American gun culture"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.4 HAADockery, Kevin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Emperor's Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359.984 DOCEllsberg, Daniel
Summary: The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Senior Fellow and iconic whistleblower who revealed the Pentagon Papers presents an eyewitness expos©♭ of the dangers of America's secret, long-standing nuclear policy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017