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This abundantly illustrated yet slim volume in the New Technology series looks at the latest developments in weapons and intelligence-gathering technologies. Brief chapters discuss aviation, land warfare, warships and submarines, intelligence, nonlethal weapons, and space weapons. Body armor, exoskeletons, lasers, robots, stealth aircraft and ships, and unmanned spy planes are among the advances profiled. Some of the technologies discussed are currently in limited use, but most are in the development or prototype stages. Regular bulleted sidebars including How It Works and What’s Next? drill further into each topic. The brevity of the text and the vivid visual design of the book will make it especially appealing to reluctant readers, and the appendixes include a glossary and sources for further information.
About the Author
Ian Graham is a lawyer living in Los Angeles. After graduating from Rice University in 1997 and the University of Texas Law School in 2001, he joined the law firm of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles where he worked as an associate from 2001 to 2006. While at Latham his pro bono work on behalf of Mario Rocha, a young Latino man then serving a double life sentence for a murder he did not commit, was featured in the award-winning documentary film "Mario's Story. " He continues to represent Mr. Rocha, and worked as the Associate Producer of "Kicking It" a documentary on the Homeless World Cup soccer tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and airs on ESPN. He grew up in Washington D.C.Ian[7 spaces]Graham
