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The art of attack : being a study in the development of weapons and appliances of offence, from the earliest times to the age of gunpowder /

This most unusual book is subtitled Being a Study in the Development of weapons and Appliances of Offence from the Earliest Times to the Age of Gunpowder. It surveys, in considerable detail and with numerous drawings and illustrations, the art and means of aggression developed by man beginning with...

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Основен автор: Cowper, H. S. 1865-1941.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: [England] : Naval & Military Press, 2001.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=451521
Подобни документи: Print version:: Art of attack.
Съдържание:
  • Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Title Page Verso; Preface; Errata and Additions; List of Illustrations; Body Matter; Part I; I: Introductory; II: The Genesis of Arms; Part II; III: Arming the Hand; IV: Reinforcing the Arm; V: The Point; VI: Capture; VII: Cutting Weapons; Part III; VIII: Missiles; IX: The Throwing Spear; X: Development of Missiles; Part IV; XI: Missile Throwers; XII: Missile Throwers (Continued); XIII: Missile Throwers (Continued); Part V; XIV: War Engines; Part VI; XV: Missile Auxiliaries; Part VII; XVI: The Horse, Chariots, Armed Animals; Back Matter; Bibliography.