num_pages: 336
description: This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare, Riot-control devicesElectrified nightsticksInfantry weaponsMultiple-launch rocketsFiber-optic misslesWire-guided torpedoes"Stealth" technology
language: English
title: Weapons: An International Encyclopedia From 5000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
titlecomplete: Weapons: An International Encyclopedia From 5000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
genres: History, Reference, Military History, Science, Nonfiction, Academic, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 125
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin