military weapons

Make a set of traps and triggers powered by rubber bands and inspired by real-life devices. All you need are everyday items and some adult help. Choose your target and area of operation, hide your traps and triggers, and wait. Bite-sized facts explain how these traps and triggers have been used through history too!.

What's a fun way to re-use ordinary items found around your house or school? Make your own miniature medieval battlefield! With step-by-step instructions to create a tabletop version of this piece of medieval history using simple materials found around the house.

Describes the weapons used in battles during World War I, including infantry weapons and heavy artillery such as howitzers and machine guns.

A brief overview of World War II weapons used by both the Allied and Axis forces including field weapons and heavy artillery.

Presents a brief, illustrated description of some of the weapons used during the Revolutionary War, which includes muskets, bayonets, tomahawks, howitzers, and more; and also describes defenses.

Young readers will learn about the origin of armies in ancient times and the army of the future.

This book explains the innovation, development, and use of precision-guided smart weapons, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and nuclear deterrence, and how the armed forces use these weapons.

A brief, illustrated description of some of the weapons used during the Civil War including infantry weapons and large artillery pieces.

This book examines how nuclear proliferation and the arms race influenced the trajectory of the Cold War.

Explores military science and technology,discussing the possibility of force fields for the military, the body armor that soldiers wear and more.