Having taught courses on the subject for many years, Driels (US Navy Postgraduate School, California) identifies an audience comprising two main groups: newcomers who need to quickly absorb terminology and techniques, and experienced weaponeers who find themselves dealing with unfamiliar weapons, new target classes, and new methods. The text is intended to convey information about weapon components and limitations and methodologies for assessment. Initial chapters cover introductory topics such as statistical methods, weapon trajectory, delivery accuracy, vulnerability assessment, air-to-surface weaponeering, and surface-to-surface weaponeering. Advanced topics include the specifics of various kinds of targets as well as collateral damage estimation. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)