Inventions Of The Great War

Inventions Of The Great War

by Alexander Russell Bond

17 chapters6h 40mEnglish1919

About this book

“… this war was not one of mere destruction. It set men to thinking as they had never thought before. It intensified their inventive faculties, and as a result, the world is richer in many ways. Lessons of thrift and economy have been taught us. Manufacturers have learned the value of standardization. The business man has gained an appreciation of scientific research. The whole story is too big to be contained within the covers of a single book, but I have selected the more important and interesting inventions and have endeavored to describe them in simple language for the benefit of the reader who is not technically trained.” Bond was the sometime editor of Scientific American magazine. ( Book Preface, David Wales)

Chapters (16)

1Chapter 1 The War In And Under The Ground
1148
2Chapter 2 Hand-Grenades And Trench Mortars
1298
3Chapter 3 Guns That Fire Themselves
1517
4Chapter 4 Guns And Super-Guns
1818
5Chapter 5 The Battle Of The Chemists
1619
6Chapter 6 Tanks
1204
7Chapter 7 The War In The Air
1829
8Chapter 8 Ships That Sail The Skies
1564
9Chapter 9 Getting The Range
1145
10Chapter 10 Talking In The Sky
1694
11Chapter 11 Warriors Of The Paint-Brush
1553
12Chapter 12 Submarines
1382
13Chapter 13 Getting The Best Of The U-Boat
1528
14Chapter 14 "Devil's Eggs"
1481
15Chapter 15 Surface Boats
842
16Chapter 16 Reclaiming The Victims Of Submarines
2070

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