Inventions Of The Great War

Alexander Russell Bond (1876 - 1937)

“… this war was not one of mere destruction. It set men to thinking as they had never thought before. It intensified their inventive faculties, and as a result, the world is richer in many ways. Lessons of thrift and economy have been taught us. Manufacturers have learned the value of standardization. The business man has gained an appreciation of scientific research. The whole story is too big to be contained within the covers of a single book, but I have selected the more important and interesting inventions and have endeavored to describe them in simple language for the benefit of the reader who is not technically trained.” Bond was the sometime editor of Scientific American magazine.
( Book Preface, David Wales)

Genre(s): War & Military, Technology & Engineering

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface David Wales
00:05:27
Play 01 Chapter 1 The War In And Under The Ground David Wales
00:19:08
Play 02 Chapter 2 Hand-Grenades And Trench Mortars David Wales
00:21:38
Play 03 Chapter 3 Guns That Fire Themselves David Wales
00:25:17
Play 04 Chapter 4 Guns And Super-Guns David Wales
00:30:18
Play 05 Chapter 5 The Battle Of The Chemists David Wales
00:26:59
Play 06 Chapter 6 Tanks David Wales
00:20:04
Play 07 Chapter 7 The War In The Air David Wales
00:30:29
Play 08 Chapter 8 Ships That Sail The Skies David Wales
00:26:04
Play 09 Chapter 9 Getting The Range David Wales
00:19:05
Play 10 Chapter 10 Talking In The Sky David Wales
00:28:14
Play 11 Chapter 11 Warriors Of The Paint-Brush David Wales
00:25:53
Play 12 Chapter 12 Submarines David Wales
00:23:02
Play 13 Chapter 13 Getting The Best Of The U-Boat David Wales
00:25:28
Play 14 Chapter 14 "Devil's Eggs" David Wales
00:24:41
Play 15 Chapter 15 Surface Boats David Wales
00:14:02
Play 16 Chapter 16 Reclaiming The Victims Of Submarines David Wales
00:34:30