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Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression
de O'Connell, Robert L
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0195053591
- ISBN 13
- 9780195053593
- Librería
-
Webster, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x1x6. Book club edition. Jacket edge faintly toned. 1989 Hard Cover. Of Arms and Men brilliantly integrates the evolution of politics, weapons, strategy, and tactics into a coherent narrative, one spiced with striking portraits of men in combat and penetrating insights into why men go to war.
Sinopsis
The appearance of the crossbow on the European battle field in A.D. 1100 as the weapon of choice for shooting down knights threatened the status quo of medieval chivalric fighting techniques. By 1139 the Church had intervened, outlawing the use of the crossbow among Christians. Withthis edict, arms control was born. As Robert L. O'Connell reveals in this vividly written history of weapons in Western culture, that first attempt at an arms control measure characterizes the complex and often paradoxical relationship between men and arms throughout the centuries. In a sweeping narrative that ranges fromprehistoric times to the nuclear age, O'Connell demonstrates how social and economic conditions determine the types of weapons and the tactics used in warfare and how, in turn, innovations in weapons technology often undercut social values...
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Detalles
- Librería
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2322332
- Título
- Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression
- Autor
- O'Connell, Robert L
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0195053591
- ISBN 13
- 9780195053593
- Editorial
- Oxford University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1989
- Tamaño
- 9x1x6
- Palabras clave
- HISTORY WAR WEAPONS AGGRESSION SOCIAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS WORLD WAR I
- X weight
- 24 oz
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Yesterday's Muse Books
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