Artillery : an illustrated history of its impact / Jeff Kinard.
TITLE:
Artillery : an illustrated history of its impact / Jeff Kinard.
Alternate Title:
Weapons and warfare : artillery
Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
Physical Description:
536 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact charts the development of large, crew-operated battlefield weapons from the dart firers and catapults of the ancient world to the invention of gunpowder in China and its applications in medieval Europe, and from the emergence of naval and land gunnery four centuries ago to the latest rapid-fire, rocket propulsion, laser guidance, and antiaircraft technologies.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781851095568
