Of Arms and Men : A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression (Record no. 6585)
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| fixed length control field | 02248nam a2200217Ia 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | RRU |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20230517182818.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 210901s1989 ||||||||| ||||||| 0|eng|d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780195053609 |
| Printed Price | Rs. 2710.00 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | RRU |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Eng. |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Class No. | 355.009 |
| Item number | OCO |
| 100 ## - FIRST AUTHOR (IF A PERSON) | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4257 |
| Name of author | O'Connell, Robert |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Of Arms and Men : A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression |
| Statement of responsibility | Robert O'Connell |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1989 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| No. of pages | 367p. |
| Other physical details | 9.23 x 0.98 x 6.15 inches |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The appearance of the crossbow on the European battle field in A.D. 1100 as the weapon of choice for shooting down knights threatened the status quo of medieval chivalric fighting techniques. By 1139 the Church had intervened, outlawing the use of the crossbow among Christians. With this edict, arms control was born.<br/>As Robert L. O'Connell reveals in this vividly written history of weapons in Western culture, that first attempt at an arms control measure characterizes the complex and often paradoxical relationship between men and arms throughout the centuries. In a sweeping narrative that ranges from prehistoric times to the nuclear age, O'Connell demonstrates how social and economic conditions determine the types of weapons and the tactics used in warfare and how, in turn, innovations in weapons technology often undercut social values. He describes, for instance, how the invention of the gun required a redefinition of courage from aggressive ferocity to calmness under fire; and how the machine gun in World War I so overthrew traditional notions of combat that Lord Kitchener exclaimed, "This isn't war!" The technology unleashed during the Great War radically altered our perceptions of ourselves, as these new weapons made human qualities almost irrelevant in combat. With the invention of<br/>the atomic bomb, humanity itself became subservient to the weapons it had produced.<br/>Of Arms and Men brilliantly integrates the evolution of politics, weapons, strategy, and tactics into a coherent narrative, one spiced with striking portraits of men in combat and penetrating insights into why men go to war. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Military art and science |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1004 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | War |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2223 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan (e.g. reference copy) | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Accession No | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Item MRP (printed price) | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Rashtriya Raksha University | Rashtriya Raksha University | 23/06/2021 | 10092 | 2 | 355.009 OCO | 10092 | 01/06/2023 | 19/05/2023 | 2710.00 | 02/09/2021 | Books |