02285cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000220012524501870014726400510033430000470038533600260043233700260045833800360048450000310052050800780055152011430062953400450177265300290181765300260184665300150187285600430188799900170193034459UtSlPG20260610133803.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a18017015  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aT1 aCorbin, Thomas W.14aThe Romance of War Inventions :bA Description of Warships, Guns, Tanks, Rifles, Bombs, and Other Instruments and Munitions of Warfare, How They Were Invented & How They Are Employed 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-11-27  aSimon Gardner, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Romance of War Inventions" by Thomas W. Corbin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the technological advancements and inventions utilized in warfare, detailing military equipment such as warships, guns, tanks, and bombs, along with their invention and use. Corbin aims to illustrate the intersection between peaceful arts and wartime innovation, making it a potentially fascinating read for those interested in military history and technological development during times of conflict.  At the start of the narrative, Corbin introduces the significant shift in warfare from singular trades like the armoury to the collective industrial effort that modern armies require. He discusses how commonplace materials, such as common salt, can be transformed into critical components for explosives, linking peaceful industries to military needs. The opening emphasizes the depth of connection between various substances and their transformed roles in warfare, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of how inventions evolve and impact battlefields. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMilitary art and science  aNaval art and science  aInventions40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34459  c75305d75305