The Illustrated Directory of MODERN WEAPONS – Warplanes, tanks, missiles, warships, artillery, small arms

Edited by Ray Bonds, this book cover over 600 weapons described with 600 illustrations, most in color, over 200,000 words of text and data. This magnificently illustrated volume is destined to be among the most well-thumbed books on the military enthusiast's shelves, since it provides instant reference to all the most important weapons in use in the world today. 

From strategic missiles to assault rifles, from agile fighters to destroyers, from main battle tanks to anti-satellite weapons — they are all succinctly described in over 200,000 words which include technical specifications and development details. The illustrations — literally hundreds of them — are mainly dramatic colour photographs showing the weapons in use. 

More than 600 weapons are included in major sections on Strategic, Air, Land and Sea Weapons, and their details can be compared with those of rival or contemporary systems from various nations. The result is a unique, stunning visual package of immense technical reference value.