As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(4)
4-6War Technology series.
Alongside general discussion of two American wars, the books examine how military technology evolved, from cumbersome and inefficient eighteenth-century artillery to the more advanced technology of the Civil War. Archival illustrations, sidebars, and infographics add to the serviceable texts, which largely center on the series' core-standards-geared prompts and activities (scattered throughout and appended). Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these War Technology titles: American Revolution Technology and Civil War Technology.