Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare

by Paul Lockhart

Book Overview

The "fascinating" (Wall Street Journal) story of how military technology has transformed the world

The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. In Firepower, acclaimed historian Paul Lockhart tells the story of the evolution of weaponry and how it transformed not only the conduct of warfare but also the very structure of power in the West, from the Renaissance to the dawn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541672968
• ISBN13: 9781541672963
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.3" x 9.6"