Military & Weapon History

There's a saying about war that religious pacifists will balk at: For the faithful, wars shall never cease. The referent is not physical bloody conflict, of course, but the spiritual and ideological wars we fight as Christians. We aren't warmongers by any stretch, but we are engaged in a spiritual struggle with the forces of darkness and ungodliness that requires vigilance, strength, and tactical savvy.

What does this have to do with books about war and weapons? Just this: that the wars fought with swords and rifles and hand grenades are in many ways symbolic of the less outwardly violent conflict we wage in God's name. War isn't like a wrestling match; one side isn't going to walk away from the mat, and there will be no handshaking when it's all over.

War means death. In its physical manifestation, it's nothing to glory over—destruction and carnage are bad, and there's nothing noble about men slitting each others' throats and blowing each other up.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

 

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Air Forces of the World
by Sue Butterworth, editor
from Chartwell Books
for 9th-Adult
in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA)
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American Heritage History of the Indian Wars
by Robert M. Utley, Wilcomb E. Washburn
Revised from American Heritage Publishing Co.
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by Haydn Middleton
from Heinemann Educational Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Greece (Location: HISW-ANGR)
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by Catriona Clarke
from Usborne
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Arms and Armor Annual
by Robert Held
from Follett
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by William Gurstelle
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by R.G. Grant
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Battles of the Ancient World: 1285 BC ~ AD 451
by Kelly Devries, et. al
from Metro Books
for 6th-8th grade
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by Steve Sheinkin
First Edition from Flash Point
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British and European Combat Aircraft
Combat Aircraft Library
by Paul A. Jackson
from Crescent Books
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by Robin Robinson
from Silverleaf Press
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Clear for Action
by Foster Hailey and Milton Lancelot
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by Arnold Hague
Revised & Expanded from Naval Institute Press
for Adult
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by Michele Byam
from DK Publishing
Military History for 4th-8th grade
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DK Eyewitness Series
by Richard Holmes
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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DK Eyewitness Series
by Christopher Gravett
from DK Publishing
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English Weapons & Warfare 449-1660
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by Rebecca Locklear
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Fighter Planes
by Mairi MacKinnon
from Usborne
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Fighting the Flying Circus
by Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker
1965 Edition from Doubleday & Company
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Firearms Curiosa
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by Edmund Castillo
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by Robin Higham and Abigail Siddall, editors
from Iowa State University Press
for Adult
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by S. Paul Johnston
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Landmark #105
by John Toland
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by Leslie F. Hannon
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by Marko Zlatich, Illustrated by Peter F. Copeland
2003 Printing from Osprey Publishing
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Landmark Giant #17
by Robert Leckie
from Random House
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Great American Fighter Pilots of World War II
Landmark #96
by Robert D. Loomis
from Random House
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by Bill Yenne
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by Alastair Finlan
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by W. W. Greener
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from Odysseus Editions
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by Emily Bone
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1st edition from J.B. Lippincott Co.
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by Howard I. Chapelle
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by Bruce LaFontaine
from Dover Publications
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by John Green
from Dover Publications
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by James J. Hudson
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for Adult
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from Thomas Crowell
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by Fiona MacDonald
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by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
for 6th-10th grade
in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
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by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
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by Robert Hofsinde
from William Morrow & Company
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by Martin Windrow
from ARCO
for 3rd-8th grade
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from HarperCollins
for 5th-10th grade
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Last Men Out
by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin
1st Printing from Free Press
for 10th-Adult
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Lexington Goes Down
by A. A. Hoehling
from Prentice Hall
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March to Magdala
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
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March to Magdala
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
for 6th-10th grade
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Marine's Handbook
by Major L.A. Brown, USMC
7th Edition from U.S. Naval Institute
for Adult
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from 449th Bomb Group Assoc.
for Adult
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by Peter Collier
2nd edition from Artisan Publishers
for Adult
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Landmark #111
by Colonel Red Reeder
from Random House
for 5th-9th grade
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by David Howarth
1st edition from Time-Life Books
for 6th-12th grade
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Midway: Battle for the Pacific
Landmark #119
by Edmund Castillo
from Random House
for 5th-9th grade
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Military Buttons of the American Revolution
by Don Troiani, photographs by Michael O'Donnell, foreword by James Kochan
from Thomas Publications
for 8th-Adult
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by Rene North, illustrated by John Berry
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by Roger A. Freeman
from Doubleday & Company
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Nelson and the Age of Fighting Sail
by Oliver Warner
from Harper & Row
for 4th-8th grade
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Pearl Harbor
by Dan Van Der Vat, introduction by Senator John McCain, paintings by Tom Freeman
from Basic Books
for Adult
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Pepperbox Firearms
by Lewis Winant
from Odysseus Editions
for 10th-Adult
in Leather Bound Collectible Books (Location: VIN-LEA)
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Price of Freedom: Americans at War
from Smithsonian Books
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Principles of Warship Construction and Damage Control
by G.C. Manning and T.L. Schumacher
4th edition from United States Naval Institute
for Adult
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$19.00 (1 in stock)
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by William Potter
from Vision Forum
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by William Potter
from Vision Forum
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by Nigel Bagnall
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Red Hawk's Account of Custer's Last Battle
by Paul and Dorothy Goble
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Rifleman Went to War
by Herbert W. McBride
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by S. L. A. Marshall
from Time-Life Books
for 11th-Adult
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Roman Army
by Peter Connolly
from Silver Burdett Press
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Samurai Arms and Armor - Coloring Book
by Ming-Ju Sun
from Dover Publications
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$3.99
Seventy Great Battles in History
by Jeremy Black
illustrated edition from Thames and Hudson
for 10th-Adult
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by Elmer Keith
from Stackpole Books
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by Dee Brown
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Sky Warriors
by Christopher Chant
from Longmeadow Press
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Soul of the Sword
by Robert O'Connell
from Free Press
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Spanish Armada
by Jay Williams
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by Louis Stowell
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by Emi Ordas
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Landmark #84
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from Random House
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Story of the U.S. Airforce
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by Robert D. Loomis; foreword by General Curtis E. Le May
from Random House
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Landmark #97
by Eugene Rachlis
from Random House
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Landmark #14
by George Hunt
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Swords and Samurai
by Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald
from Southwater Publishing
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Tanks
Usborne Beginners Plus
by Henry Brook
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
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$5.40 (1 in stock)
Tanks and Armored Vehicles - Coloring Book
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by Bruce LaFontaine
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Thence Round Cape Horn
by Robert Erwin Johnson
from United States Naval Institute
for Adult
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This People's Navy
by Kenneth J. Hagan
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Timeline of the War of 1812
Timelines of American History
by Sandra Giddens, Owen Giddens
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Twentieth Century Sea Power
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Landmark #104
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from Random House
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Landmark #106
by Wyatt Blassingame
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Ultra Hush-Hush
by Stephen Shapiro & Tina Forrester
from Annick Press
Historical Reference for 3rd-6th grade
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