Triumph and Tragedy: The Evolution and Legacy of 20th Century War Machines

Bronze Medal in Oversized History Book Category   —  2022 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book AwardsBronze Medal in Non-Fiction Book Series Category (with The Neutron's Long Shadow and Weapons of Mass Destruction). —  2022 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book AwardsSilver Prize Winner in Documentary Photography Book Category  —  2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards   The twentieth century was both the brightest period in the evolutionary journey of humankind and the darkest. Heir to four centuries of discovering what the mind can do, humanity used that growing awareness to virtually end the timeless cycles of famine and epidemics of disease, to invent and mass produce countless labor and lifesaving technologies, and to discover nature’s most intimate secrets. These are magnificent accomplishments. And yet, these same miraculous gifts were placed in the service of chauvinistic ambitions that twice plunged the world into paroxysms of death and destruction on unprecedented scales. This is the