Synopsis
Describes in text and pictures weapons used through the ages, from the stones of prehistoric man to the bombs of modern times.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-06-17 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 151 pages | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
"By means of simple, fact-packed text and hundreds of sharp pen-drawings, he covers the subject from the earliest stone axes right down to nuclear fission. Handsomely done."--San Francisco ChronicleWeapons is the rich and exciting story of arms through the ages—from the first tied stone thrown by prehistoric hunters to the super bombs of today. Illustrated with the unusually detailed and astonishingly realistic drawings of Edwin Tunis, it is a weapon-by-weapon account of human ingenuity in the invention and improvement of arms for defense and offense. The detailed and engaging text is filled with useful information and anecdotes that bring history to life.Tunis begins with the Stone Age, describing its slings and spears, its axes and bows and arrows, and follows developments through to the Copper and Bronze Ages when chariots, swords, and daggers were first produced. He chronicles the advances of the Iron Age, with its stronger swords, helmets, and complicated siege weapons and describes the changing notions of war throughout the ages. From the highly fortified castles of the Normans to the thermonuclear weapons of today, this remarkable history weapons and the warriors who used them is a treasure trove of lore and information."Any boy of over ten should relish this lively and authoritative survey of man's weapons . . . It's a large, handsome, often witty book."--The New Yorker"Brings history to life . . . Weapons is a magnificent treasury of lore and information."--Military Science Book Club Review
Whether weapons fascinate or repel you, you need only thumb through the pages of Weapons to discover for yourself one of the most fascinating and provocative books you've seen in a long time. Weapons is the rich and exciting story, in text and picture, of arms through the ages -- from the first tied stone thrown by prehistoric man to the super bombs of today. Illustrated with the unusually detailed and astonishingly realistic drawings of Edwin Tunis, it is a weapon-by-weapon account of man's ingenuity in the invention and improvement of arms for defense and offense. The detailed and humorous text is filled with useful information and anecdotes that bring history to life in romantic fashion -- Edwin Tunis is just as interested in the human-interest story behind the weapon and in the men who used it as he is in the weapon itself. The range of man's weapons over the centuries of his existence on earth is astounding. Begin with the Stone Age, its slings and spears, its axes and bows and arrows, and follow through to the Copper and Bronze Ages when man made chariots, swords and daggers. Then advance to the Iron Age, with its swords, helmets, and complicated siege weapons. The highly fortified castles of the Normans, the tournaments of the knights in the Dark Ages, the change in manners of war and uniforms of war, the buzz bombs, the rockets, the atom and hydrogen bombs of the present ... all these things and more are included in this book.
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