Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book Books in Order

How many Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book books are there?

Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book has 34 books, released between 1968 and 2000.

Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Cover of German Secret Weapons: Blueprint for Mars by Brian J. Ford (1969)

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Where to start with Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book

Start with ME-109 (1968), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book book?

Mosquito: The Wooden Wonder (2000) is the newest Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book book released so far.

Is there a new Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book book coming?

No next Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book at a glance

No recent titles: The newest Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace: Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length: 3,788 pages across the 24 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book books, 28 of 34, were published in the 1970s.
Attribution: Of the 34 titles, 5 are credited to Ian V. Hogg, 2 to Brian J. Ford, 2 to John Vader and 2 to Douglas Orgill. A further 21 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book books are about

20 of the 34 Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Weapons Book books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: world war, 1939-1945 is tagged on 12 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

World War, 1939-1945 12 of 20 books
History 4 of 20 books
Aerial operations 3 of 20 books
Equipment and supplies 3 of 20 books
British Aerial operations 2 of 20 books
Campaigns 2 of 20 books
Germany 2 of 20 books
Germany, heer 2 of 20 books
Regimental histories 2 of 20 books
Tanks (Military science) 2 of 20 books
World War, 1914-1918 2 of 20 books