Weapons: Designing the Tools of War

Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Hiram Maxim and the machine gun, and Ernest Swinton and the tank.Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, and John Ericsson and the battleship

Gr 7-10-This history of the development of various kinds of weapons doubles as a biography of their inventors/innovators. Richie looks at David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Robert Whitehead and the torpedo, Hiram Maxim and the automatic machine gun, Ernest Swinton and the tank, and Walter Dornberger and Wernher von Braun and the ballistic missile. The author concludes with an interesting discussion about the future of modern warfare and the deterrent effect today's weapons have on the world. The book is liberally illustrated with vintage black-and-white photos, drawings, and reproductions. Some of this information is available elsewhere, but this is a good single source.-Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.