Barry Parker (Get this book) This breezy but intelligent introduction to the physics of war covers weapons from ancient times to today's missiles and H-bombs. Besides weapons, Parker describes devices helpful to making war, from clocks to the telegraph, radio, radar, lasers, and computers. The accompanying military history seems to come from the History Channel but Parker takes his physics seriously. Readers who pay attention, study the diagrams, and do not ignore the simple equations will learn a great deal of the science of war.--Publisher's Weekly
