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--- If you enjoyed this book, please support the author by buying a copy --- Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways Author: Christian Wolmar  File Details: FORMAT......................: EPUB (Tested on Calibre), Mobipocket (Tested on Kindle for PC) FILE SIZE...................: 13.5 MB (.epub), 14.4 MB (.mobi) Book Details: ISBN / ASIN...............: 9780857891396 / B00486U3EU GENRE.......................: Non-Fiction, History, World, Engineering PUBLISHER................: Atlantic Books PUBLICATION DATE....: Oct 2010 PRINT PAGE COUNT....: 368 SOURCE.....................: Kobo SYNOPSIS..................: Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the railways revolutionized the nature of warfare, ushering in an age of industrialized conflict in which wars were fought on a previously unimaginable scale. From the moment of its first appearance, the 'iron road' not only rendered armies more mobile, but also massively increased the power and the deadliness of the weaponry available to them. Christian Wolmar's epic account of how an invention that brought prosperity in peace-time metamorphosed in time of war into a weapon of death, is counterpointed by a wealth of human stories of personal endeavour and private tragedy. Embracing every major conflict in which railways have played a part - the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the First and Second Boer Wars, the two World Wars, the Korean War and the Cold War, Engines of War is awe-inspiring tale of industrial might and the transformative power of machinery. Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the railways revolutionized the nature of warfare, ushering in an age of industrialized conflict in which wars were fought on a previously unimaginable scale. From the moment of its first appearance, the 'iron road' not only rendered armies more mobile, but also massively increased the power and the deadliness of the weaponry available to them. Christian Wolmar's epic account of how an invention that brought prosperity in peace-time metamorphosed in time of war into a weapon of death, is counterpointed by a wealth of human stories of personal endeavour and private tragedy. Embracing every major conflict in which railways have played a part - the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the First and Second Boer Wars, the two World Wars, the Korean War and the Cold War, Engines of War is awe-inspiring tale of industrial might and the transformative power of machinery. Sharing Widget |