Weapons: An International Encyclopedia From 5000 B.C. To 2000 A.D.
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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From the earliest bronze-tipped spears of ancient Mesopotamia to the laser-guided missiles of the modern age, Weapons: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. presents a sweeping, meticulously researched survey of mankind's most defining instruments of war and conflict. Compiled by The Diagram Group — renowned for their authoritative illustrated reference works — this comprehensive volume catalogues thousands of weapons across every civilisation, era, and theatre of combat, tracing the relentless ingenuity of human invention through swords, siege engines, firearms, artillery, and beyond. Structured as a true international encyclopaedia, the work cuts across cultures and continents, presenting the technological and historical context of each weapon alongside precise, diagrammatic illustrations that are the hallmark of The Diagram Group's distinctive style. Thematically rich, it illuminates not just the mechanics of warfare but the political, social, and industrial forces that drove each leap in destructive capability — leaving the reader to wonder whether the arc of human history is, in the end, inseparable from the weapons we have forged.
Author: The Diagram Group
Format: Paperback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the earliest bronze-tipped spears of ancient Mesopotamia to the laser-guided missiles of the modern age, Weapons: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. presents a sweeping, meticulously researched survey of mankind's most defining instruments of war and conflict. Compiled by The Diagram Group — renowned for their authoritative illustrated reference works — this comprehensive volume catalogues thousands of weapons across every civilisation, era, and theatre of combat, tracing the relentless ingenuity of human invention through swords, siege engines, firearms, artillery, and beyond. Structured as a true international encyclopaedia, the work cuts across cultures and continents, presenting the technological and historical context of each weapon alongside precise, diagrammatic illustrations that are the hallmark of The Diagram Group's distinctive style. Thematically rich, it illuminates not just the mechanics of warfare but the political, social, and industrial forces that drove each leap in destructive capability — leaving the reader to wonder whether the arc of human history is, in the end, inseparable from the weapons we have forged.