Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Hiram Maxim and the machine gun, and Ernest Swinton and the tank.

Each chapter examines different military aircraft covering four aspects: Weapons & aircraft inventory; Mission and deployment; In combat; and Tactics.

The atomic bomb was not the only project to occupy government scientists during the 1940's. Antigravity technology, originally spearheaded by scientists in Nazi Germany, was another high priority, one that still may be in effect today. Now, for the first time, an acclaimed journalist with unprecedented access to key sources in the intelligence and military communities reveals suppressed evidence that tells the story of a quest for a discovery that...

Describes the new military technology used during World War II on land, at sea, and in the air.

Describes the new military technology used during World War I on land, sea, and in the air.