Discovering Edged Weapons
Written by John Wilkinson-Latham
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $11.95
This book traces the development of cutting, thrusting and slashing weapons in all their forms - sword, knife, dagger, arrow, spear, axe, halberd, pike, etc. - from the primitive flints of the Stone Age, through the ancient and medieval periods, to the ornate duelling weapons of the eighteenth century and the...
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Early Firearms
1300-1800
Written by Michael Spencer
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $12.95
This book provides a general summary of the history of European firearms, from the earliest designs which appeared during the Middle Ages through to the mechanized weapon production of the Industrial Revolution. Covering the dual inventions of gunpowder and the gun, the development of reliable firing mechanisms, improvements in accuracy and...
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