The military revolution
by Geoffrey Parker · first published 1988
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"This is a new edition of Geoffrey Parker's much-admired illustrated account of how the West, so small and so deficient in natural resources in 1500, had by 1800 come to control over one third of the world. This edition incorporates new material, including a substantial 'Afterword' which summarizes the debate which developed after the book's first publication." "Geoffrey Parker's argument is in two parts. First the military practice of the West 'at home' in Europe is analysed, with special reference to the role of firearms in the transformation of both offensive and defensive warfare; to the r
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It could very well be referring to bullets in the "pew! pew! pew!" sense. I'd recommend The Military Revolution by Geoffrey Parker[1] if you're curious to know more about the transition from knights to guns and all the strategic ramifications. [1]https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-military-revolution-geoffre...
on “Archaeologists find intact medieval gauntlet” ↗…would seem neither rockets nor metal ones were invented by Tipu. However it doesn't answer your question of who did invent the war rocket :-) 1. The Mughal Empire at War: Babur, Akbar and the Indian Military Revolution, 1500-1605 (Asian States and Empires) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01EX69NJ0/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_DMX... Edit: added the link
on “Mysorean Rockets” ↗