Turning Points In Military History

• Author(s): William R. Weir,
• Publisher: Citadel
• Pages: 298
• ISBN_10: 0806526270
  ISBN_13: 9780806526270
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Military / General , Technology & Engineering / Military Science ,

Description:... - The development of basic weapons--wood, bronze, and missile
- The development of the Roman legion
- The invention of gunpowder
- The Thirty Years War
- The Battle of Fontenoy
- The American Civil War
- The War Against the Homefront--World War I
- The Blitzkrieg
- The Advent of Smart Weapons
- Hearts and Minds--the challenge of Guerilla Warfare
- Includes 21 black and white photographs and line drawings
- Fatal Victories was offered by the Military Book Club
- Will appeal to readers of A History of Warfare by John Keegan and Carnage and Culture by Victor Davis Hanson.