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US Armed Forces Arsenal
One wouldn't expect it from a first glance at this compact volume about modern combat hardware, but the prose has a literary quality that is absolutely first-rate. While the subject matter is serious, to say the least, Southworth enlivens this tour of modern weaponry with laugh-out-loud humor, sly turns of phrase, and photograph captions peppered with witticisms that make you look twice. (I actually did laugh out loud numerous times while reading it--which made other subway riders a little nervous when they glanced at the book's cover.) Southworth couples a true aficionado's exuberance for the astounding array of gadgetry, guns, tanks, planes, ships and bombs in America's arsenal with a historian's sober wisdom about what all this stuff really means for our enemies: it ain't pretty, and they's be advised to turn tail and scurry into a nearby cave before messing with us. He has clearly done his homework--the book is rich with facts and details--but it is his thoughtful analysis and commentary that makes this book stand out among others of its kind. Southworth illuminates his subject with a unique and almost poetic sensibility--a rare touch for a subject that if often dry and straightforward. While military technology grows ever-sophisticated, this book will stand the test of time and would be a valuable addition to any military historian's bookshelf. It also fits in the coat pocket quite nicely--a reminder on a lazy afternoon stroll that freedom doesn't come easy, and that the arms and armaments we've developed have been a powerful force in preserving it.

An inventory from pistols to laser cannons shows the US soldier's arsenal. Southworth, a writer who specializes in military and intelligence matters, explains the gear and puts it into historical context without using the defense industry jargon that can make technical specifications impenetrable to the casual reader. Though not a military man, Southworth writes that he finds weapons fascinating, "because they are the linchpins of conflict resolution, and the history of the world has so far been mostly the history of conflict."

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