The book describes the invention
of weapons, war tactics, strategy and
famous generals from the Stone Age
to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Weapons and war have always been
one of the forces that ruled the course
of history. The change from bronze
to iron, the introduction of the horse
and the chariot, the use of ships
or battle elephants are all major steps
in the history of weapons and in the
fate of nations. The Assyrian kingdom,
the large Hellenistic empire of Alexan
der the Great and Pax Romana were
built by war and perished by war.
Illustrations for this book were done
by the famous Russian animation and
book artist Alexey Kapninsky.