Diagram Group.
Author
Publisher
St Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare. Comprehensively illustrated, with diagrams, charts, photographs, and much more.
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Explains and provides illustrations of representative selections of weapons from all ages and cultures.
From primitive flint axes to nuclear and biological warfare, Weapons is the most comprehensive one-volume reference to the history of weaponry. Drawing from museums and private collections, this updated edition describes the exact specifications of each piece and places all weapons in the context of their utilization in particular wars and campaigns....
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This unique reference book strives to define words and phrases that the average person often encounters but which may not be immediately familiar. Batten, kiosk, proctor, coup de grace, alliteration, parsec, corona, renal, joystick, decant, citadel. Broken down into over fifty categories--from cultural essentials likeart, history, and sports to modern obsessions like text messaging and hip hop slang--this book is a word lover's dream and a useful...