military weapons

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.

Describes the weapons of the Civil War, including small arms and larger weapons.

Describes a variety of weapons from ancient times focusing on hunting tools, sharp rocks, pointed sticks, stone daggers, and boomerangs. Later on weapons were made from copper, bronze, and iron. When soldiers began to ride in chariots, they developed weapons they could hurl against walls of castles and ships from which they could throw deadly weapons of war.

Traces the development of military tactics and such items as swords, spears, long-range weapons, artillery, and body coverings from prehistory to Roman times.

An introduction to the artillery, poison gas, guns, tanks, and U-boats and torpedoes used in World War I.

Describes the weapons of the American Revolution, covering muskets, bayonets, artillery, and naval warfare, as well as battle tactics and military intelligence, and includes an annotated further-reading list.

Tells the stories of one hundred weapons that have played significant roles in the history of war and the world, each with information on who used it and where, and includes photographs and illustrations.

Contains more than 140 essays that provide information about weaponry, tactics, and models of warfare since ancient times and examine the way they have been expressed socially, politically, and artistically; and includes research tools, time lines, maps, and illustrations.

Charged with saving America's top aerospace weapons testing center, Dreamland, after it is infiltrated by a spy, Lieutenant Colonel Tecumseh "Dog" Bastian uses a conflict in Somalia to prove the facility's worth, and sends his own daughter, pilot of a Megafortress bomber, into the fight.

Introduces the United States Armed Forces; discusses how they work together; and describes the vehicles, equipment, and weapons they use.