War machines land : from the primitive weapons of Stone Age man to-rocket-assisted grenades / editör : Simon Ransford.
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tur
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
LC Yer Numarası
U800
Dewey Yer Numarası
355.8309 WAR
Yayın Bilgisi
[Octopus Books : London, 1975]
Fiziksel Tanımlama
140 sayfa ; 24 cm.
İçindekiler Notu
THE CLOTHYARD SHAFT OF THE LONGBOW The Welsh Longbow Victory over the Crossbow SWISS PIKES AND MERCENARIES Keeping the Knights at a Distance The Gaudy Landsknechts THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE The Castles of the Crusaders Castles and Cannon GUNPOWDER BREAKTHROUGH Friar Bacon and Black Berthold Stone Shot and Breeches THE GREAT CANNON Characters from a Mighty Past . Mahomet's Dardanelles Monsters The King of Cannon CANNON FOR EVERY PURPOSE Ribaudequins and Shrimps Zizka's Snakes. The Names of the Guns “Field Artillery at Ravenna MORTARS: THE BARRAGE FROM ABOVE Specialized Cannon. Leonardo's Bombard Shrapnel and Exploding Shells ASPECTS OF THE CANNON Aiming and Firing. Casting the Gun THE VAUBAN FORT Defence and Attack FROM BOMBARDELLI TO FLINTLOCK The Arquebus The Wheel-lock and Pistol The ‘Snapping Hen’ THE MODERN RIFLE TAKES SHAPE Bayonets and Skilful Tactics Pennsylvania Accuracy From Scent Bottle to Needle Gun The Winchester and the West A Rifle for Two World Wars RAPID FIRE FROM THE REVOLVER The Pepperbox Machine The Legend of Samuel Colt Rivals to the Colt MACHINE GUNS FOR MASSACRE Square Shot for Heathens From Mitrailleuse to Maxim PORTABLE FIREPOWER » The Tommy Gun. Guns for Resistance THE BIG GUNS Giants of War. The Bombardment of Paris ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES From Steam Carriage to Traction Wheel The Motor War Car THE TANK TAKES TO THE FIELD Little Willie. Mother is Rhomboidal Tanks at Cambrai. The Panzer Tanks The Tanks of the Allies SPECIAL DUTY TANKS The Mine-destroyers Carpets and Crocodiles. Remote Control The Amphibious Machine THE TANK DESTROYERS Armour-piercing Shells Squeeze Guns and Sabots. The Bazooka AIMED AT THE SKY Light and Heavy Fire. The SAM Missiles WAR ON RAILS Piling up at the Front The Railway Guns THE GREAT DEFENCE LINES _ The Hindenburg Line The Maginot Line is Bypassed THE THRUST OF THE PANZERS The Tank as Spearhead The ‘PuLk’ Breaks Through MINES AND BOOBY TRAPS The Advance of Technology The Minefield BRIDGING THE GAP Air-filled Skins. A Bridge of Boats The Bailey Bridge THE TERROR OF FIRE Greek Fire. Red Hot Cannon Balls Fire-carrying Animals Flame-throwers and Napalm BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE Sulphur Fumes at Constantinople Gas in the Trenches MISSILES ON TARGET The German V-weapons. Atomic Warheads COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS Computers with Memories PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE The Printing Press Goes to War Slogans and Incentives INDEX
Diğer Yazarlar
Ransford, Simon, editör.
Demirbaş
002740