The Romance of War Inventions
- Subtitle
- A Description of Warships, Guns, Tanks, Rifles, Bombs, and Other Instruments and Munitions of Warfare, How They Were Invented & How They Are Employed
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1. Front matter2. THE ROMANCE OF WAR INVENTIONS3. CHAPTER I HOW PEACEFUL ARTS HELP IN WAR4. CHAPTER II GUNPOWDER AND ITS MODERN EQUIVALENTS5. CHAPTER III RADIUM IN WAR6. CHAPTER IV A GOOD SERVANT, THOUGH A BAD MASTER7. CHAPTER V MINES, SUBMARINE AND SUBTERRANEAN8. CHAPTER VI MILITARY BRIDGES9. CHAPTER VII WHAT GUNS ARE MADE OF10. CHAPTER VIII MORE ABOUT GUNS11. CHAPTER IX THE GUNS THEY USE IN THE NAVY12. CHAPTER X SHELLS AND HOW THEY ARE MADE13. CHAPTER XI WHAT SHELLS ARE MADE OF14. CHAPTER XII MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF A SHELL15. CHAPTER XIII SOME ADJUNCTS IN THE ENGINE ROOM16. CHAPTER XIV ENGINES OF WAR17. CHAPTER XV DESTROYERS18. CHAPTER XVI BATTLESHIPS19. CHAPTER XVII HOW A WARSHIP IS BUILT20. CHAPTER XVIII THE TORPEDO21. CHAPTER XIX WHAT A SUBMARINE IS LIKE22. CHAPTER XX THE STORY OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY23. CHAPTER XXI WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN WAR24. CHAPTER XXII MILITARY TELEGRAPHY25. CHAPTER XXIII HOW WAR INVENTIONS GROW26. CHAPTER XXIV AEROPLANES27. CHAPTER XXV THE AERIAL LIFEBOAT28. INDEX