age ~66
from Newnan, GA
William Weir, author of New Page Book's 50 Battles That Changed the World, takes another look at the history of warfare, focusing on the hardware that served those famous battles, as well as others not as glorious. Included are: * Individual weapons-from spears to the submachine gun. * Crew-served w...
Author
William Weir
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
261
Publisher
New Page Books
ISBN #
1564147568
EAN Code
9781564147561
ISBN #
4
Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World looks at the clashes the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Listed in order of their relevance to the modern world, they range from the ancient past to the present day and span the globe many times ov...
Author
William Weir
Binding
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
Career Press
ISBN #
1564147460
EAN Code
9781564147462
ISBN #
2
The true stories behind historical events give readers a fascinating new look at our past. The revelations shock and amaze by exposing veiled motivations and convenient inaccuracies in well-documented actions by established leaders that often have a continuing effect on the world. Each of the fiftee...
Author
William Weir
Binding
Paperback
Pages
288
Publisher
Fair Winds Press
ISBN #
1592333362
EAN Code
9781592333363
ISBN #
1
…and the second shot, raising difficult questions in evaluating the two camps' versions.[28] Historian William Weir speculates that Hamilton might have been undone by his own machinations: secretly setting his pistol's trigger to require only a half pound of pressure as opposed to the usual 1...
Author
William Weir
ISBN #
0208023194
Author
William Weir
ISBN #
0208023844
Author
William Weir
ISBN #
0208024239
Author
William Weir
ISBN #
0815412894