Science goes to war : the search for the ultimate weapon, from Greek fire to Star Wars / Ernest Volkman.

New York ; Chichester : Wiley, [2002]

ix, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the ghost in the machine -- "The valor of men is ended!" -- Bride of faith -- The dragon's teeth -- Outward bound -- The final argument of kings -- Prometheus unchained -- The sorcerer's apprentices -- A thousand suns -- The age of doom -- Afterword: of microbes and thunderbolts.