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Author:

Stewart, Gail, 1949-

Title:

Weapons of war / by Gail B. Stewart.

Publisher:

Lucent Books,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

96 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Army--History--History--19th century.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Army--History--History--19th century.--Juvenile literature.
Confederate States of America.--Army--Weapons systems.--Juvenile literature.
Confederate States of America.--Army--Drill and tactics.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Army--History--History--19th century.
Confederate States of America.--Army--History--History--19th century.
Weapons--History--19th century.
United States--Equipment and supplies.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies.--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Contents:

A new kind of war -- Soldiers without guns -- The war on horseback -- The big guns of the artillery -- The war on water -- Cloak and dagger: the secret war -- Shadows of future wars.

Summary:

Discusses the weapons used in the Civil War, technological innovations that were made, and the problems and increased casualties that resulted.

Series:

American war library. The Civil War

ISBN:

9781560066262 (alk. paper)
1560066261 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)42649594

LCCN:

99048292

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

POSX851 -- Ballard Community High School (Huxley)

YDPC572 -- Lisbon Public Library (Lisbon) — j973.7 STE

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid) — J973.7, STE

63SX755 -- MMCRU-Remsen PreK-8 (Remsen)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)