Author: O'CONNELL, ROBERT L.
Title: Of arms and men: a history of war, weapons, and aggression / Robert L. O'Connell
Description: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press 1989. First Edition. 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.ISBN: 0195053591. Weight in Kg appr.:

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