From Rocks to Rockets: Arms and Armies Through the Ages

by William Gilkerson

Book Overview

William Gilkerson takes the broad, sweeping history of the human race and puts it in story and pictures that are at once meaningful, sometimes profound, and always funny. His pen takes us from cave... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184603423X
• ISBN13: 9781846034237
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Irony - Great Humor - Terrific Drawing

I first found this book in Berkeley, CA in 1968. I was stationed at the Presidio of Monterrey - a Defense Department language school. My roommate lived in nearby El Cerrito. We went to town and I found it. I loved the artwork and was all over the ironic humor. My roommate's dog ate a corner of the book!! I was angry and heartbroken, but I kept the book all through the years - referring to it from time to time. When the new smaller version became available, I had to have it to complete the set and also have a portable version. A great, fun read with a lot of truths too!

Great humor, short book

I remember seeing this book on the shelves when I was 13 years old, and knew what book it was when I saw it was back in print. This is a classic in military humor and illustration and well worth picking up.

An excellent military library pick

First published in 1963, William Glikerson's FROM ROCKS TO ROCKETS: ARMS AND ARMIES THROUGH THE AGES offers an amusing history of armies through the ages for new audiences with a fine set of drawings and a lively tongue-in-cheek historical survey. All ages will appreciate the very simple historical overview paired with hilarious color illustrations. An excellent military library pick.