Dupuy T. The Evolution of Weapons and Warfare

Indianapolis, New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1980. — 368 p. — ISBN: 0672520508.
A history of weapons and warfare, from the Macedonian sarissa to the atomic bomb. The book describes technological and strategic advances in military science, but also aims to evoke the horror of war and comment on the future of warfare.The Age of Muscle.
Pike, Bow, Sword, Shield, and Chariot 2000-500 B.C.
Phalanx and Sarissa 500-200 B.C.
Gladius, Pilum, and Legion 400 B.C.-A.D. 300.
Ancient Fortifications and Siegecraft 1000 B.C.-A.D. 300.
Stirrup and Lance: The Rise of Cavalry A.D. 300-500.
Squalid Butchery A.D. 500-1000.
The Islamic Explosion A.D. 630-1000.
The Crusades: Interaction of East and West 1100-1300.
Whirlwind from Mongolia 1200-1300.
The Revival of Infantry: English Longbow and Swiss Pike 1200-1500.
The Age of Gunpowder.
Bombard, Hackbut, Petard, and Howitzer 1400-1600.
New Fortifications and Siegecraft 1400-1700.
Spanish Square and Spanish Galleon 1500-1600.
Ship of the Line: Gunpowder Rules the Sea 1550-1800.
The Age of Gustavus Adolphus: The Marriage of Infantry and Artillery 1600-1700.
Frederick and the Perfection of Gunpowder Tactics 1700-1780.
Napoleon and the Revolution in Warfare 1795-1815.
The Age of Technological Change.
Technology and the Industrial Revolution 1800-1900.
The Great Transition: Sail to Steam, Wood to Iron, Broadside to Turret 1800-1865.
Rifle, Conoidal Bullet, and Dispersion 1800-1875.
Battleship to Dreadnought to Carrier 1865-1945.
Trenches, Barbed Wire, Machine Guns, and High Explosives 1870-1918.
Buildup to Blitzkrieg 1919-1945.
Air Power 1935-present.
Landing Team to Joint Task Force 1940-present.
Nuclear Weapons, Guided Missiles, and Deterrence 1945.
Warfare under the Nuclear Umbrella: Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East 1950-1973.
Lethality through the Ages.
Lethality, Casualties, and Tactics.
Men and Ideas.
Military History and Theory: The Laboratory of the Soldier.
The Next War and the Timeless Verities of Combat.
Appendix A: Distillation.