Weapons & Warfare Review
Also in volume 3 are a comprehensive subject index and a grouping of seven appendixes in a section called “Research Tools.” These appendixes include annotated lists of war films, war literature, military theorists, and Web sites along with a lexicon of military terms, a time line, and an annotated bibliography. Volume 1 contains a list of illustrations, maps, and time lines and all three volumes contain the list of contents, an alphabetized index of essays, and a categorized index of essays. The new material adds value to this well organized and accessible resource, which would be a good addition to high-school, academic, and public library collections.”
-Booklist
“This revised set features 141 clearly written, chronological overviews of weaponry and military tactics from ancient times to the present. It focuses on the technical and strategic development of weapons and tactics more than on providing a narrative chronological history of events. These three volumes allow students of history, political science, and science/technology to gain a broad understanding of the advances made over time and geography. The first two open with overviews of major weapons groups ranging from primitive to sophisticated., followed by chronologically arranged sections covering major historical periods and regions of the world and their contributions to military weapons, technologies, and strategies. The third places these topics in broad contexts - sociological, geographical, cultural, ritual, political, ethical, religious, tactical, and strategic. Fifty-six new essays appear and older ones have been updated. Illustrations are in black and white, and bibliographies follow every essay. Volume 3 contains a complete index. Summing Up: Recommended. Two stars. Academic and public libraries; lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and general readers.”
-CHOICE
“BOTTOM LINE This useful overview of warfare’s evolution will be appreciated by students as well as general readers.”
-Library Journal