Battle
New York : DK Pub., 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: Revised edition.
Description: 72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
"Discover the weapons, equipment, and tactics used in conflicts throughout the ages"--Cover.
Series: DK eyewitness books.
Contents:
What is battle? -- Infantry of the line -- Heavy cavalry -- Badges of rank -- Regimental colors -- Supply and transportation -- A soldiers pack -- Reconnaissance -- Field guns -- Rapid-fire weapons -- High-angle fire -- Artillery instruments -- Bows and arrows -- Maces and battle-axes -- Swords -- Firearms -- Close combat -- Gunpowder arms -- Rifled weapons -- Communications -- Engineering -- Victory and defeat -- Rewards of battle -- Sick and wounded -- Memories of war -- World War II -- An unquiet peace.
Subjects:
Battles -- Juvenile literature.
Battles -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Military art and science -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Military art and science -- Juvenile literature.
Battles -- Juvenile literature.
Battles -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Military art and science -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Military art and science -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
0756650275
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C GOV Military Hol | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/19/2024) |
C GOV Military Hol | Wheatley (Shandon) | Children's NonFiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 68) and index.