" . . . 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.
- ISBN10 0253201616
- ISBN13 9780253201614
- Publish Date 22 April 1973
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Edition Revised and Enlarged Edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 320
- Language English