Of arms and men: a history of war, weapons, and aggression / Robert L. O'Connell
de O'Connell, Robert L
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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 367 pages; Physical desc.: viii, 367p ; illus. 24cm. Notes: Includes notes and index. Subject: Military art and science - History - War - Military - General Military history - Nuclear weapons ; Chemical & biological weapons ; Warfare & defence ; History of specific subjects. Summary: In this provocative book, Robert O'Connell examines the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of western civilization to come to terms with the grim results of its own inventiveness.
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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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- Of arms and men: a history of war, weapons, and aggression / Robert L. O'Connell
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- O'Connell, Robert L
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- Hardback
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- Usado
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- First Edition
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- ISBN 10
- 0195053591
- ISBN 13
- 9780195053593
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- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press
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- 1989
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