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Chinese Weapons History
Chinese Test Anti-Satellite Weapon
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China First to Fight United China Relief WWII War Propaganda Art Print Poster … |
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Chinese Emperor Wu Wang entertaining with gunpowder Canvas Prints The Chinese Emperor Wu Wang (Zhou Dynasty) uses gunpowder to make loud noises to entertain his guests. …. |
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Chinese Emperor Wu Wang using gunpowder Canvas Prints The Chinese Emperor Wu Wang (Zhou Dynasty) uses gunpowder to frighten the enemy. …. |
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Currency Wars: How Forged Money is the New Weapon of Mass Destruction $12.90 The world’s quietest weapon of mass destruction is 75 percent cotton, 25 percent linen, and 100 percent fake.The amount of counterfeit money in circulation is unknown, but hundreds of millions of bogus U.S. dollars are seized each year. Mass counterfeiting is not just organized crime, it can also be aggressive economic warfare waged by states to destabilize enemy governments, and it is reaching ep… |
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The Crossbow: Its Military and Sporting History, Construction and Use $12.71 This unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries will fascinate historians and enthusiasts alike. The crossbow, probably introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, was once considered so barbarous that it was prohibited as a âweapon hateful to God and unfit for Christians.â Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, an accomplished engineer, here describes military and sporting crossbows … |
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The Art of War (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) $1.44 Widely regarded as “The Oldest Military Treatise in the World,” this landmark work covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communication, and supplies; the use of terrain, fire, and the seasons of the year; the classification and utilization of spies; the treatment of soldiers, including captives, all have a modern ring to them…. |
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Glory (Special Edition) $6.04 One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989 is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old son of… |
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Where Did It Come From?: Ancient China – The Personal Weapon $6.93 WHERE DID IT COME FROM?:ANCIENT ROMA: – DVD Movie… |
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A Social History of the Chinese Book $58 A Social History of the Chinese Book |
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A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons $16.95 In Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers provides a thorough and even-handed examination of the weapons themselvesthe various types and effectsand their evolution from World War I to the present. |
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The History Of Weapons $25.27 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Weapons Races $41.09 This collection of documentaries examines how different nations utilized game-changing technologies in order to be the first to develop more powerful weapons, and then used their new creations to change history. |
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Ancient Weapons (Exploring History) $4.99 Travel back in time and find out about the first weapons and their uses – stone clubs, flint axes, wooden spears, bronze daggers and steel swords. Discover how people defended themselves with moats, walls, keeps and towers, and how wars were fought on land and at sea. Over 250 color illustrations, maps and photographs. |
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Medieval Weapons $58.95 In the Middle Ages, the lack of standardized weapons meant that one warriorÕs arms were often quite different from anotherÕs, even when they were fighting on the same side. And with few major technological advances in that period, the evolution of those weapons over the centuries was incremental. But evolve they ultimately did, bringing arms, armor, and siege weapons to the threshold of the modern era. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance, Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the inexorable transformation from warrior in the mail shirt to fully armored knight, from the days of spears and swords to the large-scale adoption of the handgun. Medieval Weapons covers this fascinating expanse of centuries in chapters devoted to the early medieval, Carolingian, Crusade, and late medieval periods. Within each period, the book details how weapons and armor were developed, what weapons were used for different types of battles, and how weapons and armor both influenced, and were influenced by, changing tactics in battles and sieges. |
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Weapons Of War $8.99 Blasting history out of the dusty realm of textbooks, Weapons of War is a bloody and fascinating journey into the past. This fact-packed volume looks at 13 legendary weapon categories, from the earliest spears, swords, and bows right up to the first guns and cannons. It explains how each weapon developed, who used it, and the battles that were won with it. Packed with illustrations, Weapons of War immerses young readers in the reality of long-ago warfare, while six special items provide an interactive experience that will keep them glued to the book for hours. |
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Weapons of Mississippi $25 Mississippians have long found the need for an arsenal of interesting, lethal, and imaginative weapons. Native Americans, frontier outlaws, antebellum duelists, authorities and protestors in the civil rights struggle, and present-day hunters have used weapons to survive, to advance causes, or to levy societal control. In Weapons of Mississippi , Kevin Dougherty examines the roles weapons have played in twelve phases of state history. Dougherty not only offers technical background for these devices, but he also presents a new way of understanding the state's history-through the context and development of its weapons. Chapters in the book bring the story of Mississippi's weapons up to date with a discussion of the modern naval shipbuilders on the Coast and interviews with hunters keen to pass on family traditions. As Mississippi progressed from a sparsely populated wilderness to a structured modern society, management of weaponry became one of the main requirements for establishing centralized law and order. Indians, outlaws, runaway slaves, secessionists, and night riders have all posed challenges to the often better-armed authorities. Today, weapons unite Mississippians in the popular pastime of hunting deer, turkey, dove, rabbit, and even bear. In the state's social and cultural character, a shared lore and knowledge of hunting crosses age, racial, and economic lines. Weapons, once used for mere survival, have transformed into instruments masterfully crafted for those harvesting the state's abundant game. |
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Weapons in Space $6.95 Weapons in Space examines how the United States is forcing forward—in violation of international treaties—to militarize space. Based on excerpts from U.S. government documents, award-winning investigative journalist Karl Grossman outlines the U.S. military’s space doctrine, its similarity with the original Stars Wars scheme of Ronald Reagan and Edward Teller, and the space-based lasers, hypervelocity guns, and particle beams it plans to deploy in its mission to “dominate” earth. Grossman shows the intimate link between the militarization and the nuclearization of space, and follows the flow of billions of U.S. tax dollars to the corporations that research and develop weapons for space. His book explains the Outer Space Treaty and gives a history of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear power in Space: what it is doing, what it plans to do—and what the reader can do to challenge U.S. plans to turn the heavens into a war zone. |
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Nuclear Weapons $8.95 In a fluid and uncertain world, wracked by fears of terrorism, the Bomb matters. Indeed it may matter more today than at any time before or during the Cold War. This book reveals why – providing a lucid and chilling account of nuclear weapons, their history, their role in global politics, and how we have – so far – managed to avoid armageddon. – ;Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bomb is still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. As Bill Clinton's first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, aptly put it: 'The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post-Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear'. For all the effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero, it seems that the Bomb is here to stay. This Very Short Introduction reveals why. The history, and politics of the bomb are explained: from the technology of nuclear weapons, to the revolutionary implications of the H-bomb, and the politics of nuclear deterrence. The issues are set against a backdrop of the changing international landscape, from the early days of development, through the Cold War, to the present-day controversy of George W. Bush's National Missile Defence, and the threat and role of nuclear weapons in the so-called Age of Terror. Joseph M. Siracusa provides a comprehensive, accessible, and at times chilling overview of the most deadly weapon ever invented. - |
