50 Weapons That Changed Warfare

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Since prehistoric times, war has been an inseparable element of human history. Humanity has constantly sought better, faster, and more effective ways to kill. From barbarians to highly developed civilizations, from swords to intercontinental ballistic missiles, each era brings new types of weapons. Here are 50 types of weapons that have brought about the greatest transformations in the art of warfare throughout history, presented in approximate chronological order: • From spears and bows to pistols and machine guns • From Greek fire to napalm • From chariots to tanks • From siege towers to Big Bertha and self-propelled guns • From galleys to submarines and aircraft carriers • From gunpowder to the atomic bomb This book, filled with fascinating anecdotes and unknown curiosities, describes their operation, application, and how they contributed to changing the face of war: from the bloody massacres carried out over centuries with handheld weapons to the never-used but universally feared thermonuclear bomb, created solely for the purpose of annihilating millions of people.