Gunpowder and weaponry
By: James Lincoln Collier.
Series: Great inventions; Great inventions (Benchmark Books (Firm))
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Military art and science -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Gunpowder -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Ordnance -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Firearms -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Military art and science -- History.; Gunpowder -- History.; Ordnance -- History.; Firearms -- History.; Weapons -- History.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Looks at how warfare was conducted before the invention of gunpowder, and discusses the effects of gunpowder on weapons and the ways of war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 119) and index.
Table of contents: title: Warfare before gunpowder; title: Gunpowder changes the ways of war; title: The rise of the professional army; title: Europeans export their weapons; title: The beginnings of the modern army; title: The Industrial Revolution in weapons; title: The bloody century; title: What does it all mean?