Military and security
By: edited by Tom Jackson
Series: Facts at your fingertips. Invention and technology
Publisher: Brown Bear Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Redding, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781936333400
Subjects: Military art and science; Technological innovations; Juvenile literature; History
Description: "Provides a historical overview of military technology, from the earliest weapons to medieval fortresses and to today's modern weapons and warfare strategies. Includes the progression of lock technology from skeleton keys to today's retinal scans"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Warfare before the Civil War; title: War to the nuclear age; title: Modern warfare; title: Sea warfare; title: Locks and keys; title: Timeline.