Weapon History

Il corso della storia è stato contraddistinto da guerre e battaglie, e la realizzazione di armi sempre più efficaci è andata di pari passo con il progresso tecnologico dell'umanità. Dalla lancia alla bomba atomica, dalla freccia al drone, questo libro ripercorre la storia delle armi che hanno cambiato il volto della guerra, e spesso contribuito allo sviluppo delle nuove scoperte in ambito civile. Nel volume sono raccolte armi bianche e da fuoco, artiglierie, bombe, razzi, mine e siluri, armi chimiche, biologiche, psicologiche, di terra, di mare e di cielo.

This flashback to the dawn of the atomic-bomb age arrives as fears of a renewed arms race and of the advent of nuclear terror persists. In a first-of-its-kind across-time investigation, this case study documents how The New York Times almost singlehandedly shaped news and public perceptions beginning 60 years ago that helped the US government birth the acceptance of the most destructive man-made force ever created.

President Eisenhower led us to victory in World War II. He then led our country as President for 8 years. He understood war and he understood how Washington worked. The major message he gave us as he left the presidency was: Beware of the Military Industrial Complex. His warning was very appropriate but it was not heeded by our nation. I know because I not only witnessed it being ignored, but I participated in using the power of the Military Industrial Complex during my aerospace career. Reagan's Star Wars describes why and how the power of the Military Industrial Complex gave birth to the Strategic Defense Initiative known as Star Wars.

In mid-2017, President Donald Trump let Kim Jong-un know that if his threats continued they would be met with “fire and fury the likes the world has never seen”. The scorching tweet went viral immediately. In response, the North Korean leader detonated a 100-kiloton hydrogen bomb, a successful test of a nuclear device which would be mounted on future missiles.

The Iridecent Dragon is a history book. It is about the weapons used in Japan. It focuses on the weapons used in the martial arts.

Civilization may face no greater enemy than Saddam Hussein, and yet, as Richard Butler makes clear in his gripping and terrifying The Greatest Threat, the major powers allowed Saddam to face them down.

En août 1942, le président des Etats Unis, Roosevelt, crée le projet Manhattan dont l'objectif est la réalisation d'une arme atomique. Oppenheimer est choisi pour diriger la partie scientifique du projet car il réunit les qualités suivantes : scientifique américain connaissant la physique nucléaire, reconnaissance de la part des scientifiques et aptitude à les diriger. Il réunit dans un lieu secret du Nouveau Mexique, à Los Alamos, les meilleurs scientifiques des Etats-Unis et de plusieurs pays alliés, à l'exception notable d'Albert Einstein.

Aldrig tidigare i människans historia har en katastrof likt atombombningen av Hiroshima och Nagasaki inträffat. Händelsen förändrade hela världen, bilderna och berättelserna från överlevarna kom att chocka både sin samtid och framtid. Det finns inga fasta siffror på hur många som dog vid bombningarna, men man tror att över 200 000 personer mötte sin död i attackerna. Mot alla odds fanns det överlevare som klarade sig undan från bombens första explosion, och den efterföljande radioaktiva strålningen som fortsätter att skörda liv in i våra dagar.

Les bombardements de Hiroshima et Nagasaki, qui ont eu lieu à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, consistent en deux attaques des États-Unis sur deux villes du Japon. C'est la première fois dans l'histoire qu'est utilisée la bombe atomique. Les États-Unis avaient demandé au Japon de capituler en juillet 1945, mais le Japon avait refusé. La menace de l'utilisation de la bombe atomique s'était alors installée. Les Américains craignent que l'attaque au sol du Japon par les troupes américaines puisse provoquer la mort d'un million de soldats américains.