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Encyclopedia of military technology and innovation / Stephen Bull.
Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.Description: xxxi, 331 p. : ill. ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1573565571 :
- U24 .B85 2004
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Summary: Ranging from the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present. Whether researching such cutting-edge technologies as the B-2 Stealth Bomber, the Patriot Missile, and the Roborat project or such historical topics as forts, Molotov cocktails, or the U-2, this is a must-have reference. It provides high school and college students, researchers, scholars, and general readers with essential information, historical perspective, and scientific context to understand the development, capabilities, and uses of major military technologies. Fifty illustrations, helpful cross-references, a bibliography, and an index help users navigate this reference and supplement their research.
Numeric Entries -- Alphabetical Entries -- Chronology of Crucial Advances in Military Technology.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | U 24 .B85 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:01 - Books | Available | 660761 |
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| U 21.2 .C43 1987 Thinking about peace and war / | U 21.2 .H625 1989 Acts of war : the behavior of men in battle / | U 21.75 .W67 2019 Female fighters : why rebel groups recruit women for war / | U 24 .B85 2004 Encyclopedia of military technology and innovation / | U 27 .H38 2003 Ripples of battle : how wars of the past still determine how we fight, how we live, and how we think / | U37 .M38 1984 The pursuit of power : technology, armed force, and society since A.D. 1000 / | U 42 .C56 1990 Military misfortunes : the anatomy of failure in war / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-312) and index.
Numeric Entries -- Alphabetical Entries -- Chronology of Crucial Advances in Military Technology.
Ranging from the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present. Whether researching such cutting-edge technologies as the B-2 Stealth Bomber, the Patriot Missile, and the Roborat project or such historical topics as forts, Molotov cocktails, or the U-2, this is a must-have reference. It provides high school and college students, researchers, scholars, and general readers with essential information, historical perspective, and scientific context to understand the development, capabilities, and uses of major military technologies. Fifty illustrations, helpful cross-references, a bibliography, and an index help users navigate this reference and supplement their research.
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