Stunning "virtual tours" offer up-close investigation of key weapons as the book moves chronologically from battle axes to unmanned drones — helping trace the history of warfare from a fascinating perspective that's both scientific in its focus and utterly human in its impact. From the siege towers and catapults employed by ancient warriors to the stealth bombers and unmanned drones used by today's armed forces, vehicles, armor, Military History explores in detail the weapons, aircraft, and hardware that have made the difference in the heat of battle time and time again.
. Military history is the definitive guide to the evolution of battlefield technology.
Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor
Take a journey through the centuries, from the viking sword to the Baker rifle to the AK-47, as you explore the forms and functions of the greatest arms of all time, the warrior types that changed history, and the weapons that changed the face of warfare. Richly detailed catalogs showcase many weapons at their actual size, weight, size, outlining the timeframe, and country of origin to create a comprehensive profile of each.
Now revised and updated to include brand-new content and expanded sections on cannons and modern guns, Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor provides a stunning overview of the tools that have been at the cutting edge of history, determining the rise of kingdoms and the fall of empires.
Battles that Changed History
Featuring stunning illustrations and in-depth analysis, this military history book uses maps, paintings, and photographs to reveal the stories behind more than 90 of the most important battles ever to take place. Whether at hastings, or stalingrad, gettysburg, Battles That Changed History takes you into the thick of combat and shows how kingdoms and empires have been won and lost on the battlefield throughout history.
. Dk Pub. Famous military leaders are profiled, armor, Rommel, Napoleon, including Alexander the Great, and crucial arms, and others, Joan of Arc, and equipment are explained.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Warfare: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq
Dk Pub. A must-have reference gift for military enthusiasts and general readers alike, objects and artifacts, no other book about warfare contains such a diverse selection of imagery including contemporary paintings and photographs, maps, and specially commissioned artworks, and diagrams. The most wide-ranging and visually arresting history of wars and warfare ever published, War: Definitive Visual Guide documents every major war or significant period of conflict in over 5, 000 years of human history.
From the earliest known wars in sumeria and ancient egypt war to the occupation of Iraq, War: Definitive Visual Guide combines a coherent and compelling spread-by-spread historical narrative with a wealth of supporting features to recount the epic 5, 000-year story of warfare and combat through the ages.
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Firearms: An Illustrated History
Dk Pub. With virtual tours detailing the most intricate details of key weaponry and photographic features on the world's iconic gun makers, including Colt, and Kalashnikov, Maxim, weapon, Smith & Wesson, Firearms: An Illustrated History is the perfect gift for gun, and military history enthusiasts.
Tank: The Definitive Visual History of Armored Vehicles
A celebration of the world's iconic military vehicles told with gripping visual detail, Tank is the ultimate guide to the machines that changed the world. Used book in Good Condition. A visual history of armored vehicles, from the early tanks of World War I to present-day models, created in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
Showcasing the most famous military fighting machines, Tank combines comprehensive photographic spreads with in-depth histories of key manufacturers and specially commissioned visual tours of the most iconic examples of their groundbreaking firepower. Dk Pub. Study the impact of the tank on the evolution of battlefield and military strategy, from the crude machines that were designed to roll through mud to break up trench warfare to the more sophisticated weapons that have become a symbol of military strength.
Following the advancement and design of one of the greatest weapons in modern history, Tank studies more than 400 tanks and military vehicles from all over the world.
Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor
For 4, using ax, gun, sword, 000 years weapons, and the warriors who used them, bow, spear, have acted as the cutting edge of history, and cannon to determine the rise of kingdoms and the fall of empires. From the stone axes of the earliest warfare to the heavy artillery of today''s modern armies, this awe-inspiring book portrays for the first time the entire spectrum of weaponry.
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World War I: The Definitive Visual History
Discover how it felt to go over the top, how people dealt with shell shock, and much, why war led to revolution, what happened to all the bodies, much more. Learn how people avoided gas attacks, when periscopes were used, the best way to use a tank, what soldiers wrote home to their sweethearts and mothers, how troops flattened a hillside, and the meaning of Armistice Day.
Devastating first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions, together with a clear account of how nation upon nation sent their men to join the carnage, combine to present a dramatic "eyewitness" view of this most terrible war. Dk Pub. Here is an original and exciting guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front.
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World War II: The Definitive Visual History from Blitzkrieg to the Atom Bomb
World war ii presents a complete overview of the war, Hiroshima, Pearl Harbor, including the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, fascism, and the D-Day landings. Used book in Good Condition. Gallery spreads feature collections of uniforms, weapons, and other equipment. World war ii: the definitive visual history is a comprehensive, authoritative, politics, yet accessible guide to the people, events, and lasting effects of World War II.
Dk Pub. Maps, timelines, and side panels offer an inviting variety of entry point to the huge wealth of information. Used book in Good Condition. Perhaps the most complex, and destructive event in global history, frightening, the Second World War saw the heights of human courage and the depth of human degradation.
This book also looks at the enduring effects of World War II during succeeding decades.
History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
Used book in Good Condition. Explore the fascinating story of the human race and more than 6 million years of global history in this dynamic visual encyclopedia of world events. Using a compelling narrative format, dk's history untangles the common threads and forces that have shaped the past and informed the present to show that ours is a history including genes and viruses - not just battles and treaties.
Dk publishing Dorling Kindersley. Dk Pub. Boxes highlight the impact of innovative inventions - the printing press and the steam engine - as well as the defining ideological concepts of the day, including Communism, State Censorship, and Roosevelt's New Deal. Decisive moments - from the battle of hastings and the storming of the bastille to D-day, Martin Luther King, William Wilberforce, alongside profiles of major figures, and 9/11 - are investigated in depth, such as Rameses II, the building of the Berlin Wall, Julius Caesar, and Nelson Mandela.
An extensive "national histories" section separately chronicles the key events of each and every sovereign state in the world, as well as many of their self-governing territories. Thought-provoking and inspiring, sculpture, history combines fascinating content with stunning images of painting, and with a fresh, contemporary perspective, and architecture to create a visual celebration of human achievement and endeavor that deserves a place on every family's bookshelf.
History of the World Map by Map
More than 140 detailed maps tell the story of pivotal episodes in world history, from the first human migrations out of Africa to the space race. Custom regional and global maps present the history of the world in action, or conquest that created empires, discovery, colonies, charting how events traced patterns on land and ocean--patterns of exploration, or theaters of war.
Used book in Good Condition. Dk publishing Dorling Kindersley. World war ii the Definitive Visual History. Picture spreads, meanwhile, such as fascism and communism, focus on epoch-defining moments or developments, and the invention of printing. Dk Pub.