HISTORY OF WAR | ROBIN CROSS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Subtitle: 50 Events You Really Need to Know Author: Robin Cross Publisher: Quercus (2012) Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: 178087264X ISBN-13: 9781780872643 Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 208 Dimensions: 20.6 x 17.8 x 2 cm +++ by Robin Cross +++ Human history - from the empires of the ancient world to the superpowers of the 21st century - has been inextricably shaped by conflict and the weapons that have been used to wage it. The technologies that have produced advanced civilizations have also been harnessed to the grim business of warfare. This short history, stretching from the chariot to the Stuxnet virus which disabled Iran's nuclear enrichment program in 2007, charts some of the most significant weapons, fortifications and tactics that have been developed in the last 2,500 years.