Table of Contents

List of Entries
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
I Prehistoric and Ancient/Classical Periods (c. 5000 BCE–500 CE)
Introduction
A–Z Entries
II Medieval and Renaissance Periods (c. 500–1600)
Introduction
A–Z Entries
III Early Modern Period (c. 1601–1788)
Introduction
A–Z Entries
IV Long 19th Century/Industrial Age (1789–1913)
Introduction
A–Z Entries
V Short 20th Century (1914–1990)
Introduction
A–Z Entries
VI Contemporary/21st-Century Period (1991–2019)
Introduction
A–Z Entries
About the Editor
List of Contributors
Index

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This work covers major weapons throughout human history, beginning with clubs and maces; through crossbows, swords, and gunpowder; up to the hypersonic railgun, lasers, and robotic weapons under development today.

About the Author

Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, retired in 2003 after 36 years of university teaching. He has written or edited more than 60 books or encyclopedias treating military and naval history.