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100 1 _aMESSENGER Charles
245 0 _aThe century of warfare:
_bworldwide conflict from 1900 to the present day/
_cCharles Messenger
260 _aLondon:
_bHarper Collins,
_c1995
300 _a429p.
520 _aThe developments in weapons technology. From the breech-loading artillery of 1914 and the development of tanks and mortars, through rocket systems and submarines to the devastating effects of strategic aircraft bombing and chemical and nuclear warfare. This book examines how weapons technology heralded a new and increasingly lethal era of conflict.
650 _aAIR
_x WARFARE
650 _aWEAPONS
_x TECHNOLOGY
650 _aMIDDLE EAST
_x WAR
650 _aVIETNAM
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