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Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1
Getting to the Point: The Spear
Chapter 2
Death at a Distance: The Bow and Arrow
The Longbow
The Composite Bow
Chapter 3
The Symbol of War: The Sword
Chapter 4
The First Warship: The Galley
Chapter 5
To Foil All Weapons: Body Armor
Chapter 6
Horses Change the Battlefield: The Chariot
Chapter 7
More Horses: The Stirrup
Chapter 8
The Most Secret Weapon: Greek Fire
Chapter 9
Quiet Cannons: Mechanical Artillery
Chapter 11
Digging Down and Blowing Up: Mines
Chapter 12
The Walls Came Tumbling Down: Siege Guns
Chapter 13
Seizing the Seas: The Sailing Man of War
Chapter 14
Guns That Roll: Mobile Artillery
Chapter 15
Power in the Hands: The Matchlock
Chapter 16
The Spark of Genius: Flint and Steel
Chapter 17
A Knife Doubles Firepower: The Bayonet
Chapter 18
Little Bombs With Big Results: Hand Grenades
Chapter 19
“Bombs Bursting in Air”: Explosive Shells
Chapter 20
The Spinning Ball: The Minie Rifle
Chapter 21
Sailing Into the Wind: The Steam Powered Warships
Chapter 22
Iron Floats… and Sinks: Armored Ships
Chapter 23
“Damn the Torpedoes!”: Naval Mines
Chapter 24
Hidden Gunmen: The Breech-Loading Rifle
Chapter 25
The Ultimate Horse Pistol: The Revolver
Chapter 26
David as a Tin Fish: The Modern Torpedo
Chapter 27
10 Shots a Second: The Machine Gun
Chapter 28
Block that Kick!: Quick-Firing Field Pieces
Chapter 29
The 1st Stealth Weapon: The Submarine
Chapter 30
Bigger (and Cleaner) Bangs for the Buck: Smokeless Powder and High Explosives
Chapter 31
Big Bertha and Her Cousins: The Super Siege Guns
Chapter 32
Winged Victory: The Airplane
Chapter 33
Sticky Situations: Barbed Wire
Chapter 34
Trouble in the Air: Poison Gas
Chapter 35
Artillery Up Close and Personal: The Trench Mortar
Chapter 36
Traveling Forts: Armored Vehicles
Chapter 37
Air Power on the Sea: The Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 38
A Machine Gun for Every Man: Submachine Guns and Assault Rifles
Chapter 39
Hidden Death: Land Mines
Chapter 40
Less Is More — A Lot More: The Shaped Charge
Chapter 41
Red Glare Everywhere: Small Rockets
Chapter 42
Firing a Cannon Like a Rifle: Recoilless Guns
Chapter 43
Eyes and Ears: Sonar and Radar
Chapter 44
The Fires of War: Thermite, Napalm, and Other Incendiaries
Chapter 45
Jumping and Coasting Into War: The Parachute and the Glider
Chapter 46
From Sea to Shore: Landing Craft
Chapter 47
Shooting Across Oceans: ICBMs and Cruise Missiles
Chapter 48
Straight Up: The Helicopter
Chapter 49
The Ultimate Weapon? Nuclear Weapons
Chapter 50
High Tech and Low: The Future of Warfare?
Honorable Mentions
Bibliography
About the Author
