{"product_id":"armament-and-history-the-influence-of-armament-on-history-from-the-dawn-of-classical-warfare-to-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-paperback","title":"Armament and History: The Influence of Armament on History from the Dawn of Classical Warfare to the End of the Second World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. F. C. Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough skill, leadership, strategy, and number of forces have been important factors in battles, armaments have played the most decisive role in determining ultimate military victory. Entranced by the power and precision of armaments, man has continuously invented faster, more accurate, and more devastating weapons, from the javelin, stone axe, sword, and the arrow to the cannon, musket, rifle, tank, super-fortress, and missile. In this study of the influence of armaments on history, J.F.C. Fuller shows how the inventive genius of man can potentially obliterate his sense of moral values and destroy civilization. Divided into armament epochs--Ages of Valour, Chivalry, Gunpowder, Steam, Oil, and Atomic Energy--\u003ci\u003eArmament and History\u003c\/i\u003e examines the most influential military innovations of each period as well as the key leaders (including Alexander, Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus, and Napoleon) who skillfully employed these weapons. Although the author acknowledges that war cannot be eliminated entirely, he urges man to impose restrictions on warfare before society descends into a second Dark Age. Completed immediately after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki--chilling examples of mass destruction caused by armaments--this impassioned work remains relevant more than a half-century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor General \u003cb\u003eJ.F.C. Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (1878-1966) was one of the most important and original military thinkers of this century. He served as lieutenant in the Boer War, organized the first British tank corps in World War I, and developed the strategy and tactics of tank warfare which were later put to such effective use by the Nazis for their World War II blitzkriegs. His many books include \u003ci\u003eA Military History of the Western World\u003c\/i\u003e (3 volumes), \u003ci\u003eThe Generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Generalship of Alexander the Great, \u003c\/i\u003e all of which are available from Da Capo Press\/Perseus Book Group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42193324376144,"sku":"9780306808593","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/aC9XSGxYRGdjWkRwY3I3SUI4OXVrQT09.webp?v=1775029820","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/armament-and-history-the-influence-of-armament-on-history-from-the-dawn-of-classical-warfare-to-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}