Mighty Fighting Machines

Mighty Fighting Machines — page 1 — Thanks to the creative team Senior Editor Alice Peebles Design www collaborate agency Consultant John Haywood Original edition copyright 2015 by Hungry Tomato Ltd Copyright 2016 by Lerner Publishing Group Inc Hungry Tomato is a trademark of Lerner Publishing Group Inc All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Hungry Tomato A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Main body text set in Bell MT Typeface provided by Monotype Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chambers Catherine 1954 author Mighty ﬁghting machines by Catherine Chambers illustrated by Martin Bustamante pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index Audience Ages 8-12 ISBN 978-1-4677-9358-2 lb alk paper ISBN 978 1-4677-9601-9 pb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677 9602-6 eb pdf 1 Military weapons History Juvenile literature 2 Vehicles Military History Juvenile literature I Bustamante Martin illustrator II Title UF500 C415 2016 623 4 dc23 2015033935 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 VP 12 31 15

Mighty Fighting Machines — page 2 — Warriors Mighty Fighting Machines by Catherine Chambers Illustrated by Martín Bustamante

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Mighty Fighting Machines — page 4 — Contents Introduction Charging Chariots Fast furious warfare on ancient battlefields Shattering Battering Ram Ripping through gates and ramparts Blasting Ballista A mammoth crossbow targeting the foe Soaring Siege Towers Mighty structures for storming castles Terrifying Trebuchet Launching molten missiles and severed heads Gruesome Greek Fire A flaming terror from the earliest times Booming Medieval Bombard The merciless mortar that ended an empire Crushing Cannon Destroying ships and razing cities Tank Attack The ultimate battlefield vehicle Silent Sinister Submarines Waging secret war in the deep ocean Into Battle with Mighty Machines More Ferocious Facts and Glossary Index 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32

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