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Author Cooke, Tim, 1961- author.

Title A timeline of guns, missiles, and rockets / by Tim Cooke.

Publication Info. North Mankato, Minnesota : Edge Books/Capstone Press, 2018.
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 355.8 COOKE    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Military technology timelines
Cooke, Tim, 1961- Edge books. Military technology timelines.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Early development -- First firearms -- Rifles -- Revolvers -- Modern artillery -- Machine guns -- Flying bombs -- Assault rifles -- Cold war missiles -- Trident -- Air-to-air missiles -- MLRS -- New generation -- Index.
Audience Ages 8-14.
Grade 4 to 6.
Summary In ancient times, warriors threw spears or fired arrows from bows. Today soldiers shoot bullets from machine guns that fire up to 3,000 times a minute. Follow the steps in the process that led from spears and cannonballs to armor-piercing rockets and missiles that can strike targets on the other side of the world.
Subject Military weapons -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Firearms -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Bombs -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Guided missiles -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Bombs. (OCoLC)fst00835825
Firearms. (OCoLC)fst00925573
Guided missiles. (OCoLC)fst00949004
Military weapons. (OCoLC)fst01021577
Genre/Form Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
Literature.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Title Guns, missiles, and rockets
ISBN 9781515791973 (library binding)
1515791971 (library binding)
9781515792031 (ebook pdf)
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