Screen LibraryArms & armour : the story of weaponry, from stone axes to samurai battle gear /
DK Eyewitness Arms and Armour is an original and exciting look at the history of weapons and armour through the ages. Stunning real-life photographs reveal the design, construction, and workings or armour, offering a unique 'eyewitness' view of how methods of warfare have changed.
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| Published: |
Dorling Kindersley,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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DK eyewitness books
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| Summary: |
DK Eyewitness Arms and Armour is an original and exciting look at the history of weapons and armour through the ages. Stunning real-life photographs reveal the design, construction, and workings or armour, offering a unique 'eyewitness' view of how methods of warfare have changed. |
| Item Description: |
Previous edition: 2003. Formerly CIP. |
| Carrier Form: | 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 wallchart (folded). |
| Audience: | Key Stage 2. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781405346603 1405346604 9780756673192 0756673194 9780756686864 0756686865 |
| Index Number: | BNB |
| CLC: | E922.8-49 |
| Call Number: | E922.8-49/B993 |
| Contents: | Prehistoric weapons -- Missile weapons -- First warriors -- Greeks and Romans -- Weapons from barbarian Europe -- European swords -- Crossbows and longbows -- Axes, daggers, and knives -- Mail and plate armor -- A suit of armor -- Helmets -- Tilting armor -- Indian weapons -- Indian weapons -- A Japanese samurai -- Early firearms -- Flintlock firearms -- Dueling swords -- Dueling pistols -- Attack by highwaymen -- Bizarre handweapons -- Grenadiers and cavalry -- Keeping law and order -- Pistols -- Percussion firearms -- Guns that won the west -- North American Indians -- Did you know? -- Who |