This book gives a broad based view of metals in military service, covering several examples and rationales. It is useful for the militarist and for the metallurgist or materials scientist. The content of the book is based on course notes compiled for undergraduate and post-graduate students.
As a materials engineer, I found this book to be the key to unlocking the practices of applied metallurgy in military art. From the arrows at Agincourt to the Bradley tank, the author bridges materials structure and properties to the performance needed in armor or penetrators or even mobile bridges!