"This volume of articles is based on papers presented at the Symposium on Warfare in the Book of Mormon, held 24–25 March 1989 at Brigham Young University..."

By my count, the 22 chapters in this book are written by 15 different authors.

A wide variety of topics related to warfare are covered. Much more than I supposed.

"Mormon begins his commentary in the aforementioned thirteen chapters [of the book of Alma] with a description of Korihor the anti-Christ and an encounter he had with Alma. The text clearly points to six propositions Korihor used in an attempt to dissuade Alma and others from their beliefs. Korihor argued that (1) religious doctrines and prophecies are foolish and unenlightened ancestors create superstitious traditions (see Alma 30:13–14, 28), (2) only evidence that the physical senses can confirm is valid (see Alma 30:15), (3) religious convictions result from a frenzied and deranged mind (see Alma 30:16, 28), (4) God does not intervene in life—we survive only by our own efforts (see Alma 30:17), (5) there is no such thing as a crime (see Alma 30:17–18), and (6) churches are instruments of bondage, slavery, and oppression (see Alma 30:27). These were not new arguments then, nor are they unfamiliar to those who live today. They are fundamental to a popular modern worldview." (Page 236; At the start of chapter 12)

We tend to think that the Book of Mormon has a lot about conflict between Lamanites versus the Nephites. However:
"The armed conflicts Mormon reports can be understood more clearly if this spiritual context is taken into account. This is particularly true when it is remembered that the actual leaders of the conflicts were, in the main, Nephites and dissident Nephites rather than Nephites and Lamanites." (Page 241)

"There are two primary ideological components identified in the book of Alma. First, traditional Nephite political and military policies presupposed the existence of God, personal accountability, and divine intervention. This is in accord with the vertical tradition. Second, a relativistic, agnostic philosophy became dominant among much of the educated intelligentsia, the policy-making portion of Nephite society. This is in accord with the horizontal tradition. Nehor popularized a version of this philosophy and sought to enforce his priestcraft with the sword (see Alma 1:12). Horizontal curricula designed by dissident Nephites were also major influences in the Lamanite educational system (see Mosiah 24:4–7). The burning of believers and their religious texts at Ammonihah may also demonstrate the presence of a horizontal mindset in the Nephite culture (see Alma 14:8). The conflicting assumptions of these two distinct ideological positions often found expression in internal and external armed conflict in the Nephite nation." (Page 242)

Chapter 18 The Bow and Arrow in the Book of Mormon - I found this analysis of various categories of weaponry, and of bow construction quite enlightening.

Table of Contents
Why Study Warfare in the Book of Mormon? By John W. Welch
Why Is So Much of the Book of Mormon Given Over to Military Accounts? By R. Douglas Phillips
Purpose of the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon By Richard Dilworth Rust
An Oath of Allegiance in the Book of Mormon By Terrence L. Szink
Law and War in the Book of Mormon By John W. Welch
"Holy War": The Sacral Ideology of War in the Book of Mormon and in the Ancient Near East - The Basic Pattern By Stephen D. Ricks
The Sons of Mosiah: Emissaries of Peace By John A. Tvedtnes
Warfare and the Book of Mormon By Hugh Nibley
The Gadianton Robbers as Guerrilla Warriors By Daniel C. Peterson
Notes on "Gadianton Masonry" By Daniel C. Peterson
Secret Combinations, Warfare, and Captive Sacrifice in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon By Bruce W. Warren
The Impact of Shifting Cultural Assumptions on the Military Policies Directing Armed Conflict Reported in the Book of Alma By Matthew M. F. Hilton, Neil J. Flinders
Nephite Captains and Armies By A. Brent Merrill
Book of Mormon Tribal Affiliation and Military Castes By John A. Tvedtnes
Swords in the Book of Mormon By William J. Hamblin, A. Brent Merrill
Scimitars, Cimeters! We Have Scimitars! Do We Need Another Cimeter? By Paul Y. Hoskisson
Notes on the Cimeter (Scimitar) in the Book of Mormon By William J. Hamblin, A. Brent Merrill
The Bow and Arrow in the Book of Mormon By William J. Hamblin
Armor in the Book of Mormon By William J. Hamblin
Fortifications in the Book of Mormon Account Compared with Mesoamerican Fortifications By John L. Sorenson
Seasonality of Warfare in the Book of Mormon and in Mesoamerica By John L. Sorenson
The Importance of Warfare in Book of Mormon Studies By William J. Hamblin ( )