This classic in the field of military history covers weaponry from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, emphasising the contributions of science to warfare.

" . . . offers the quickest way I know to acquire the basic historical background that we ought all to have." —Louis J. Halle, Survival

This classic in the field of military history covers weaponry from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, emphasizes the contributions of science to warfare, and includes an extensive new chapter on the weapons of the nuclear age.