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UNINA9910783905003321 |
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Autore |
Kinard Jeff <1954-> |
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Artillery : an illustrated history of its impact / / Jeff Kinard |
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Santa Barbara, Ca., : ABC-CLIO, c2007 |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-84148-6 |
9786610841486 |
1-85109-561-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 536 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Weapons and warfare series |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction to Weapons and Warfare Series; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Reference Section; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About The Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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.||Written by an expert on military history, Artillery explores the technological and strategic innovations that have made these weapons increasingly effective at breaking through fortifications. |
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