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Encyclopedia of modern us military weapons

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When going over an encyclopedia, one of the main features you expect to have, next to each informative description of the
weapon system is a visual overview, either in a drawn format or
with a picture colour or black and white, and this is where this book is lacking. Though
the book describes several weapons systems, it fails to deliver
as there is too little in the way of visuals.
Personally, I would steer those interested in modern military
hardware into the direction of the Jane's Military books as they
offer what this book lacks

this book covers everything from aegis cruisers to M1A1 tanks. It is a good book. It doesn't go into detail about weapons but it does mention a weapon's stregths weaknesses and performance specs.

This book is OUTSTANDING! When my friend bought this for me as a b-day gift I was very pleased, but I was certain it would go into rifles, handguns, and more unit sized weapons but instead it covers everything from rockets to ships. I was not disappointed. Great for future military personel.

I can only comment on those pages regarding the Coast Guard. This book was outdated and loaded with inaccurate information about Coast Guard systems when it was new back in the mid 90's. Do not buy and I would not even recommend checking it out of a library for reference.

This encyclopedia has references to every military weapon imaginable. It is the most thorough encyclopedia of military weapons systems I have read to date.

I have a number of books about military hardware and while this book doesn't have many pictures (and the ones it has are black and white), the strength of the book is in the extensive verified detail. I've found that, despite all my other books, I frequently come back to this one for its comprehensiveness. When I need to bring one book with me for outside research, invariably this is the one I take (especially because, in the paperback form, it's lightweight while still detail rich).

It's a kind of black and white guide with detailed descriptions of the weapons but no more. I got this thinking in great COLOR pictures not the kinds it have.
Rethibk before you waste your money !

This book was not good,I dont recomand it. I thought it had pictures or something,nut they only had a few black and white pictures.Maybe only 20 pictures and alot of information.Once again, I dont recommand it,I gave it one star becouse off the information.