Dimensions
263 x 310 x 17mm
An innovative, illustrated chronicle of humankind's struggle to subdue nature's most primal and destructive force - from Rome in 64 AD to the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. The book features in-depth examinations of 18 of history's greatest fires, showing how each one influenced the evolution of firefighting technology, equipment, and tactics, plus fire prevention and detection.
Includes reports on hundreds of other notable fires, from all around the world and in a variety of categories - ship fires, explosions, forest fires, fire as a weapon, and much more. Introduces the latest high-tech firefighting gear and vehicles, and follows today's firefighters through training and into action.
This book explores the role of firefighting in human history like no other book ever has.
