Weapons & Tactics
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the primitive spear to the sophisticated machinery of modern warfare, Weapons & Tactics presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of how humanity has waged war across the ages. Tom Wintringham and J.N. Blashford-Snell trace the evolution of military technology and battlefield strategy, illustrating how advances in weaponry have continuously reshaped the art of combat — from ancient siegecraft and cavalry maneuvers to the mechanized brutality of the twentieth century. The narrative is grounded in precise historical detail, yet written with an accessibility that draws in both the casual reader and the serious student of military affairs. What sets this work apart is its dual focus: it does not merely catalogue instruments of destruction, but argues compellingly that tactics and technology are inseparable forces, each driving the development of the other in an endless cycle of innovation and counter-innovation. Wintringham, a veteran soldier and military theorist, brings firsthand authority to the text, while Blashford-Snell's expertise adds scholarly rigour to the analysis. The result is a panoramic survey that raises a profound and enduring question — in the relentless arms race of human history, does man master his weapons, or do his weapons master him?
Author: Wintringham And Blashford-Snell
Format: Paperback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the primitive spear to the sophisticated machinery of modern warfare, Weapons & Tactics presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of how humanity has waged war across the ages. Tom Wintringham and J.N. Blashford-Snell trace the evolution of military technology and battlefield strategy, illustrating how advances in weaponry have continuously reshaped the art of combat — from ancient siegecraft and cavalry maneuvers to the mechanized brutality of the twentieth century. The narrative is grounded in precise historical detail, yet written with an accessibility that draws in both the casual reader and the serious student of military affairs. What sets this work apart is its dual focus: it does not merely catalogue instruments of destruction, but argues compellingly that tactics and technology are inseparable forces, each driving the development of the other in an endless cycle of innovation and counter-innovation. Wintringham, a veteran soldier and military theorist, brings firsthand authority to the text, while Blashford-Snell's expertise adds scholarly rigour to the analysis. The result is a panoramic survey that raises a profound and enduring question — in the relentless arms race of human history, does man master his weapons, or do his weapons master him?