ReviewLibrary Bookwatch, September 2006 “There have been so many books about wars and their weapons that one might wonder at the need for another, but the focus is difference here. Secret Gadgets, Strange Gizmos narrows the focus to the secret, behind-the-scenes and largely forgotten inventions and theories of these wars, surveying some lesser known weapons and military systems from World War I onward. Chapters cover history, manufacture, testing results and more and provide plenty of black and white and color photo embellishment…a highly recommended pick any military collection should have.”

The relationship between war and science as old as the wheelentered a whole new realm with the Civil War, the first trulytechnological conflict, as well as in the conflicts that rage across the world today. Secret Gadgets and Strange Gizmos traces this evolving connection from the deadly innovations of the Union and Confederate forces to the top secret, (more…)

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