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“… 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)
( Book Preface, David Wales)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
05:27 - Chapter 2
Chapter 1 The War In And Under The Ground
19:08 - Chapter 3
Chapter 2 Hand-Grenades And Trench Mortars
21:38 - Chapter 4
Chapter 3 Guns That Fire Themselves
25:17 - Chapter 5
Chapter 4 Guns And Super-Guns
30:18 - Chapter 6
Chapter 5 The Battle Of The Chemists
26:59 - Chapter 7
Chapter 6 Tanks
20:04 - Chapter 8
Chapter 7 The War In The Air
30:29 - Chapter 9
Chapter 8 Ships That Sail The Skies
26:04 - Chapter 10
Chapter 9 Getting The Range
19:05 - Chapter 11
Chapter 10 Talking In The Sky
28:14 - Chapter 12
Chapter 11 Warriors Of The Paint-Brush
25:53 - Chapter 13
Chapter 12 Submarines
23:02 - Chapter 14
Chapter 13 Getting The Best Of The U-Boat
25:28 - Chapter 15
Chapter 14 "Devil's Eggs"
24:41 - Chapter 16
Chapter 15 Surface Boats
14:02 - Chapter 17
Chapter 16 Reclaiming The Victims Of Submarines
34:30