
Of Arms and Men
A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression
Robert L. O'Connell(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 21. February 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-19-505360-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this provocative book, Robert O'Connell examines the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of western civilization to come to terms with the grim results of its own inventiveness. This is not simply a history of the technology of weapons. It integrates the evolution of human society with the development of weapons and strategy into a single, coherent story. While primarily historical in his approach, O'Connell also draws upon anthropology, sociology, biology, and literature in his effort to explain certain recurring phenomena of warfare: the human need to dehumanize the enemy; arms races involving weapons which have developed beyond the point of utility; or the ideal of heroism rendered obsolete by deadly new technologies.
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`[a] sardonic and stimulating history of men, arms, and warfare' Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
halftone figures
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-505360-9 (9780195053609)
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Ph. D. in Military History, University of Virginia
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Senior Intelligence AnalystSenior Intelligence Analyst, US Army Foreign Science and Technology Center