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Future Weapons

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Future Weapons

Contributors:

By (Author) Kevin Dockery

ISBN:

9780425217504

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.

Publication Date:

4th December 2007

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Military history

Dewey:

623.4

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

336

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 19mm

Weight:

352g

Description

On the battlefield, a soldier's best friends are his gun and his gear-because his life depends on them. But what will it take to fight and survive on the battlefields of tomorrow What will those combat arenas consist of, and where will they be And what will our nation's fighting men and women carry with them into battle Future Weapons is a compendium of the weapons of war that may accompany our soldiers in the near and far future, as well as an insightful look at the soldier, sailor, and airman of today and tomorrow. All manner of military hardware is covered, as well as information about cutting-edge technology that will become standard in weapons to come, the possibility of robotic soldiers, vehicles, protective armor, and the prospects of fighting a war in both space and cyberspace.

Reviews

A delightful oversight of what the armies of tomorrow may wield.Armchair General

Author Bio

Kevin Dockery has been a soldier in the President's Guard under Presidents Nixon and Ford, a grade-school teacher, radio broadcaster, gunsmith, and historian. He even spent time in Iraq and Kuwait during Desert Storm as what he refers to as a "corporate mercenary." As a noted military historian, he has written a number of books on the history of the Navy SEALs and the lives of the men who lived that history. He is the author ofWeapons of the Navy SEALs,Future Weapons, Stalkers and Shooters, Operation Thunderhead, and the Navy SEALs Oral History series.

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