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The amazing weapons that never were : robots, flying tanks & other machines of war

Benford, Gregory, 1941-2012
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Between 1910 and 1970, scientists and military experts made hundreds of predictions in "Popular Mechanics" about the future of warfare. Some of those prophecies were downright nuts, while others veered eerily close to reality. This collection of vintage articles may spark the imagination of every military buff, retrophile and futurist.Militaryi&inautical engineering.
Main title:
The amazing weapons that never were : robots, flying tanks & other machines of war / Gregory Benford and the editors of Popular Mechanics.
Imprint:
New York : Hearst Communications, c2012.
Collation:
199 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Future wars with weapons of wonder -- The control of electric brains -- Airplanes will replace cavalry -- At home on land or water -- Television trains the home guard -- Atomic power for peace.
ISBN:
9781588168627
Dewey class:
623.4
Language:
English
BRN:
347038
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