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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THE ROMANCE OF WAR INVENTIONS
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I HOW PEACEFUL ARTS HELP IN WAR
CHAPTER II GUNPOWDER AND ITS MODERN EQUIVALENTS
CHAPTER III RADIUM IN WAR
CHAPTER IV A GOOD SERVANT, THOUGH A BAD MASTER
CHAPTER V MINES, SUBMARINE AND SUBTERRANEAN
CHAPTER VI MILITARY BRIDGES
CHAPTER VII WHAT GUNS ARE MADE OF
CHAPTER VIII MORE ABOUT GUNS
CHAPTER IX THE GUNS THEY USE IN THE NAVY
CHAPTER X SHELLS AND HOW THEY ARE MADE
CHAPTER XI WHAT SHELLS ARE MADE OF
CHAPTER XII MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF A SHELL
CHAPTER XIII SOME ADJUNCTS IN THE ENGINE ROOM
CHAPTER XIV ENGINES OF WAR
CHAPTER XV DESTROYERS
CHAPTER XVI BATTLESHIPS
CHAPTER XVII HOW A WARSHIP IS BUILT
CHAPTER XVIII THE TORPEDO
CHAPTER XIX WHAT A SUBMARINE IS LIKE
CHAPTER XX THE STORY OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
CHAPTER XXI WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN WAR
CHAPTER XXII MILITARY TELEGRAPHY
CHAPTER XXIII HOW WAR INVENTIONS GROW
CHAPTER XXIV AEROPLANES
CHAPTER XXV THE AERIAL LIFEBOAT
INDEX
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