Fifty weapons that changed the course of history
Levy, Joel, 1971-2014
Book
The saga of human civilization has been formed and scarred by conflict. At each stage of our history there have been defining episodes of violence, sometimes long and simmering, at other times sudden and cataclysmic. And each stage has produced new forms of weaponry. Some of these weapons of war have been decisive, such as the terrifying war elephants deployed by Hannibal at the battle of Cannae in 216 B.C. Others have become iconic in our culture. Chief among these is the AK-47 - symbol of communism, and now terrorism, and the most widely found firearm in the world. This book tells the story of the last 3500 years through the weapons that have shaped it.
Main title:
Fifty weapons that changed the course of history / written by Joel Levy.
Author:
Levy, Joel, 1971-, author
Imprint:
London : Apple, 2014.London : Apple, 2014.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781845435523 (hbk)
Dewey class:
623.409
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1642876