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Inventions Of The Great War

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Inventions Of The Great War

by Alexander Russell Bond

English· 06:40:19· 17 chapters
“… 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)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    05:27
  2. Chapter 2

    Chapter 1 The War In And Under The Ground

    19:08
  3. Chapter 3

    Chapter 2 Hand-Grenades And Trench Mortars

    21:38
  4. Chapter 4

    Chapter 3 Guns That Fire Themselves

    25:17
  5. Chapter 5

    Chapter 4 Guns And Super-Guns

    30:18
  6. Chapter 6

    Chapter 5 The Battle Of The Chemists

    26:59
  7. Chapter 7

    Chapter 6 Tanks

    20:04
  8. Chapter 8

    Chapter 7 The War In The Air

    30:29
  9. Chapter 9

    Chapter 8 Ships That Sail The Skies

    26:04
  10. Chapter 10

    Chapter 9 Getting The Range

    19:05
  11. Chapter 11

    Chapter 10 Talking In The Sky

    28:14
  12. Chapter 12

    Chapter 11 Warriors Of The Paint-Brush

    25:53
  13. Chapter 13

    Chapter 12 Submarines

    23:02
  14. Chapter 14

    Chapter 13 Getting The Best Of The U-Boat

    25:28
  15. Chapter 15

    Chapter 14 "Devil's Eggs"

    24:41
  16. Chapter 16

    Chapter 15 Surface Boats

    14:02
  17. Chapter 17

    Chapter 16 Reclaiming The Victims Of Submarines

    34:30