9781904750857-1904750850-From Gunpowder to Guns: The Story of Two Lea Valley Armouries (Lea Valley Series)

From Gunpowder to Guns: The Story of Two Lea Valley Armouries (Lea Valley Series)

ISBN-13: 9781904750857
ISBN-10: 1904750850
Author: Jim Lewis
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Middlesex University Press
Format: Paperback 104 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781904750857
ISBN-10: 1904750850
Author: Jim Lewis
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Middlesex University Press
Format: Paperback 104 pages

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From Gunpowder to Guns: The Story of Two Lea Valley Armouries (Lea Valley Series) (ISBN-13: 9781904750857 and ISBN-10: 1904750850), written by authors Jim Lewis, was published by Middlesex University Press in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent From Gunpowder to Guns: The Story of Two Lea Valley Armouries (Lea Valley Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.55.

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This descriptive account tells the history of two Lea Valley armories that were responsible for supplying weapons and explosives to British and Commonwealth forces for more than 200 years. It is also the story of historical government failings have echoed in events surrounding some of today’s major military conflicts. This extraordinary story of the growth of the takes readers on an incredible journey from basic explosives through to Barnes Wallis’s bouncing bomb, the development of rocket propellants, the exploration of space, and the spin-off of such materials used in everyday objects.
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