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Author
Publisher
Facts On File
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Photographic study of the development of weapons during the twentieth century, discussing the infantry weapons used during the two World Wars, as well as the Korean, Vietnam, Falklands and Gulf wars, and looking at the use of arms and armor outside the military.
3) Nine
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Lucy doesn't remember anything, even whether or not she likes milkshakes. All she remembers is that Olivia told her to run. When she encounters Zoe, a waitress at a small town diner, who has her own hidden past, Lucy instinctively trusts her. Powerful people are after Lucy, though, and as the girls continue to flee from the unknown, it seems Lucy may not be an innocent child. Her skills are more fitting for a hardened military veteran than a young...
Author
Publisher
Printers Row
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A complete look at weapons -- from the Stone Age and Bronze Age to present day -- from spears and swords to handguns and automatic weapons. When did hunting weapons begin to be used against humans instead of animals? What is the difference between the Plains Indian War Club and the Fijian War Club? What weapon is common to peoples in every part of the world? The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry is a comprehensive guide to arms and armaments throughout...
5) World's End
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of The Jungle : The first in a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical saga about the son of an American arms dealer during WWI. Lanning "Lanny" Budd spends his first thirteen years in Europe, living at the center of his mother's glamourous circle of friends on the French Riviera. In 1913, he enters a prestigious Swiss boarding school and befriends Rick, an English boy, and Kurt, a German. The three schoolmates are privileged,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Former Mossad agent Gabriel Allon travels to Moscow to investigate the brutal murder of a journalist. There he uncovers a plot by a successful Russian businessman to provide arms to al-Qaeda in an effort to bring down the U.S. and restore the power and glory of the Soviet Union. Allon must act quickly if he is to have any hope of preventing this disaster.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Weapons expert James McCullen has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke and Ripcord are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness. The two are rescued by Scarlett, Snake Eyes and Heavy Duty. They take the warheads to the G.I. Joe's command center, rendezvousing with General Hawk. McCullen...
Publisher
Just World Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
While many books have examined the broader topic of military conflict, most neglect to focus on damage military violence inflicts on regional--and global -- ecosystems. The War and Environment Reader provides a critical analysis of the devastating consequences of "war on the environment" with perspectives drawn from a wide array of diverse voices and global perspectives. The contributors include scores of writers and activists, many with first-hand...
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Why was the machine gun so devastating and how did it change the nature of the war? Who invented poison gas and how effective was it on the battlefield? What was it like to come face-to-face with the iron monsters that were the World War I tanks, unleashed for the first time?
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The full story of Aston House in the Second World War has never been told before. Its activities were top secret and as important to the Allied war effort as those of Bletchley Park, but in a different way. Situated near Stevenage, Aston House was one of many British country houses requisitioned during the Second World War by the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Born out of Bletchley Park, where it began life as SIS Section "D" (for Destruction),...
15) Weapons
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the weapons of the Civil War, and includes firearms, bombs, land mines, artillery, swords, and submarines.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In this first comprehensive study of Ancient Greek warfare for over 35 years, Tim Everson discusses clearly and thoroughly the background, weapons and tactics of the ancient Greeks. He describes the weapons, armour, helmets, chariots and other military equipment used in from c. 1550 to 150 BC and traces how and when various pieces of equipment came into use; whether they were introduced from other regions or were native developments; the effectiveness...
17) Weapons of war
Author
Publisher
Thomson/Gale
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
An account of the race for secret Nazi aviation technology at the end of World War IIDuring World War II, Hitler's engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 intercontinental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in ruins, in the summer of 1945, the Allies launched a frantic race to grab what they saw as the justifiable spoils...
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