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- Title
Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare by Paul Lockhart (review).
- Authors
Roy, Kaushik
- Abstract
"Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare" by Paul Lockhart is a comprehensive examination of the technical aspects of gunpowder weapons throughout the last 600 years. The book focuses on Western Europe and the United States, exploring the characteristics of various weapons, how they functioned, and why they were replaced by other systems. Lockhart also argues that states with a larger manufacturing base and standard-quality weapons in large numbers were more successful in wars than those with cutting-edge weaponry in limited quantities. While the book may be criticized for its lack of consideration of social and cultural factors, it is a valuable resource for both casual readers and serious students of military technology.
- Subjects
WEAPONS; MILITARY weapons; MILITARY science; WEAPONS systems
- Publication
Technology & Culture, 2024, Vol 65, Issue 1, p431
- ISSN
0040-165X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/tech.2024.a920568