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Ringstad, Arnold, author.

Title The military weapons encyclopedia / by Arnold Ringstad.

Publication Info.	Minneapolis, Minnestota : Encyclopedias, An Imprint of Abdo Reference, [2024]
	2024.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction	J 355.82 Rin	---	Available

Description	192 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
	text txt rdacontent.
	still image sti rdacontent.
	unmediated n rdamedia.
	volume nc rdacarrier.
Series	US military encyclopedias.
	US military encyclopedias.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 189) and index.
Contents	Weapons of the US military -- Bayonets -- Handguns -- Assault rifles -- Carbines -- Sniper rifles -- Shotguns -- Submachine guns -- Machine guns -- Grenades -- Grenade launchers -- Rocket launchers -- Mines -- Mortars -- Howitzers -- Rocket artillery -- Bombs -- Aircraft cannons -- Cruise missiles -- Air-to-air missiles -- Surface-to-air missiles -- Air-to-surface missiles -- Anti-ship missiles -- Torpedoes -- Naval mines -- Naval guns -- Ballistic missiles -- Nuclear weapons -- Missile defense.
Summary	From rifles to ballistic missiles, weapons provide the US military with the firepower it needs to accomplish its many missions around the globe. This title examines a wide variety of these weapons, exploring how they work and how they are used. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.
Subject	Military weapons -- Juvenile literature.
	Military history -- Juvenile literature.
	Military history.
	Military weapons.
	United States -- Armed Forces -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form	Juvenile works.
ISBN	1098293053
	9781098293055 (lib. bdg.)
	9798384910992 (ebk.)