Decisive Weapons
Technology That Transformed Warfare
Published on 26. September 1996
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-563-38768-8 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on six weapons which changed the course of history, this is a chronicle of the history of warfare and cultural change from Agincourt to the Falklands War. Each chapter is devoted to a single weapon, and tells the story of the battle in which it emerged as a truly decisive force.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Illustrations
40 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-563-38768-8 (9780563387688)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The longbow at Agincourt, 1415; the bayonet at Culloden, 1746; the Panzer tank and Blitzkrieg - Battle of France, 1940; the P51 Mustang - air war over Berlin, 1944; the Bell-Huey helicopter - Vietnam, 1965; Sea Harrier - the Falklands War, 1982.