| Author |
Corbin, Thomas W. |
| LoC No. |
18017015
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| Title |
The Romance of War Inventions
A Description of Warships, Guns, Tanks, Rifles, Bombs, and Other Instruments and Munitions of Warfare, How They Were Invented & How They Are Employed
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Simon Gardner, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"The Romance of War Inventions" by Thomas W. Corbin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the technological advancements and inventions utilized in warfare, detailing military equipment such as warships, guns, tanks, and bombs, along with their invention and use. Corbin aims to illustrate the intersection between peaceful arts and wartime innovation, making it a potentially fascinating read for those interested in military history and technological development during times of conflict. At the start of the narrative, Corbin introduces the significant shift in warfare from singular trades like the armoury to the collective industrial effort that modern armies require. He discusses how commonplace materials, such as common salt, can be transformed into critical components for explosives, linking peaceful industries to military needs. The opening emphasizes the depth of connection between various substances and their transformed roles in warfare, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of how inventions evolve and impact battlefields. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
T: Technology
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| Subject |
Military art and science
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| Subject |
Naval art and science
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| Subject |
Inventions
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
34459 |
| Release Date |
Nov 27, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Oct 26, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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