ABOUT THE BOOK
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War has been a constant in our lives since prehistoric times. Unlike
many fields of human endeavor, progress in the techniques of slaughter has been
quite steady. Mankind has constantly sought to find better, faster and more
efficient ways to kill, and each new wave of human initiative has brought with
it a new wave of weaponry. From barbarism to civilization, from the sword and
the bow and arrow to the nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile,
each new era brought with it new arms that radically changed both the art of
warfare and society as a whole.
ABOUT Author
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William
Weir a former Army combat correspondent and photographer in the
Koran War, has written eight previous books, including 50 Battles That Changed
the World and 50 Weapons That Changed Warfare. In addition to his Army service.
Weir has been a newspapers reporter and a public relations specialist. His
articles have appeared in The New York Times, Gun Digest, and War, Literature
& the Arts. He is now retired and lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with his
wife, Anne.