A timeline of guns, missiles, and rockets, by Tim Cooke
Type
Label
A timeline of guns, missiles, and rockets, by Tim Cooke
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
880L, Lexile
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 8-14
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grade 4 to 6
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A timeline of guns, missiles, and rockets
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1000150467
Responsibility statement
by Tim Cooke
Series statement
Military technology timelines
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.1, 1, 1, 189664
Summary
In ancient times, warriors threw spears or fired arrows from bows. Today soldiers shoot bullets from machine guns that fire up to 3,000 times a minute. Follow the steps in the process that led from spears and cannonballs to armor-piercing rockets and missiles that can strike targets on the other side of the world
Table Of Contents
Early development -- First firearms -- Rifles -- Revolvers -- Modern artillery -- Machine guns -- Flying bombs -- Assault rifles -- Cold war missiles -- Trident -- Air-to-air missiles -- MLRS -- New generation -- Index
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Guns, missiles, and rockets