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"By means of simple, fact-packed text and hundreds of sharp pen-drawings, he covers the subject from the earliest stone axes right down to nuclear fission. Handsomely done."--'San Francisco Chronicle' 'Weapons' is the rich and exciting story of arms through the ages--from the first tied stone thrown by prehistoric hunters to the super bombs of today. Illustrated with the unusually detailed and astonishingly realistic drawings of Edwin Tunis, it is a weapon-by-weapon account of human ingenuity in the invention and improvement of arms for defense and offense. The detailed and engaging text is filled with useful information and anecdotes that bring history to life. Tunis begins with the Stone Age, describing its slings and spears, its axes and bows and arrows, and follows developments through to the Copper and Bronze Ages when chariots, swords, and daggers were first produced. He chronicles the advances of the Iron Age, with its stronger swords, helmets, and complicated siege weapons and describes the changing notions of war throughout the ages. From the highly fortified castles of the Normans to the thermonuclear weapons of today, this remarkable history weapons and the warriors who used them is a treasure trove of lore and information. "Any boy of over ten should relish this lively and authoritative survey of man's weapons...It's a large, handsome, often witty book."--'The New Yorker' "Brings history to life...'Weapons' is a magnificent treasury of lore and information."--'Military Science Book Club Review'

Table of Contents:
"Nike," Antiaircraft Guided Missile Preface Note Chapter 1. Stone Weapons Chapter 2. Copper and Bronze (5000 B.C. – 1000 B.C.) Chapter 3. The Greeks and Bronze (1000 B.C.) Chapter 4. The Greeks and Iron (680 B.C. – 150 B.C.) Chapter 5. The Roman Soldier (200 B.C. – A.D. 400) Chapter 6. Roman Sieges and Siege Engines (200 B.C. – A.D. 400) Chapter 7. The Dark Ages Chapter 8. The Norman Conquest (1066) Chapter 9. Castles Chapter 10. War Games (1200 – 1300) Chapter 11. Knights and Armor (1200 – 1300) Chapter 12. Medieval Arms and "Guns" (1300 – 1400) Chapter 13. Longbows and Crossbows (1300 – 1400) Chapter 14. Knights and Guns (1300 – 1400) Chapter 15. Proof Armor, Arbalests and Breechloaders (1400 – 1500) Chapter 16. Matchlocks and Wheel Locks (1500 – 1600) Chapter 17. Soldiers (1500 – 1600) Chapter 18. Cannons (1500 – 1600) Chapter 19. Cavaliers and Snaphances (1600 – 1700) Chapter 20. Field Guns and Bastioned Fords (1600 – 1700) Chapter 21. The Kentucky Flintlock Rifle (1727 – 1820) Chapter 22. Eighteenth-Century Artillery (1700 – 1800) Chapter 23. Percussion (1800 – 1850) Chapter 24. The Rockets' Red Glare and the "Soda Bottle" (1800 – 1850) Chapter 25. Gastight Cartridges and Smokeless Powder (1850 – 1900) Chapter 26. Rifled Cannon and Recoil Mechanisms (1850 – 1900) Chapter 27. Quick-Firing and Machine Guns (1850 – 1900) Chapter 28. Shoulder Arms and Hand Arms (1900 – 1925) Chapter 29. Special Weapons (1900 – 1925) Chapter 30. Self-Loading and Automatic Guns After 1925 Chapter 31. 1954

About the Author :
Edwin Tunis was a well-known artist, illustrator, and muralist. His work has appeared at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Society of American Etchers, National Academy of Design, and Victoria and Albert Museum. Colonial Living won the 1958 Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Children's Book Award. His other books include Colonial Craftsmen and Colonial Living, also available in paperback from Johns Hopkins.

Review :
By means of simple, fact-packed text and hundreds of sharp pen-drawings, [Tunis] covers the subject from the earliest stone axes right down to nuclear fission. Handsomely done. San Francisco Chronicle Any boy of over ten should relish this lively and authoritative survey of man's weapons... It's a large, handsome, often witty book. The New Yorker Brings history to life... a magnificent treasury of lore and information. Military Science Book Club Review


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780801862298
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 152
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: A Pictorial History
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0801862299
  • Publisher Date: 28 Oct 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 454 gr


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