Weapons & Warfare, Military Equipment

ISBN: 9781407309996
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2404
This study examines in depth the pugio (pl. pugiones), a short dagger-sword and one of the weapons of choice of the Roman army - it was the weapon that killed Julius Caesar. Its rich decoration and the use of precious metals have given it legendar... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407309989
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2403
This study aims to identify patterns of warfare in the southern French Iron Age through examination of the documentary, settlement, iconographic and osteological evidence for warfare in this region, each within its chronological context and in tan... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515101219
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Prähistorische Bronzefunde (PBF)
English summary: This book contains the copper and bronze daggers from Bohemia and Moravia from the Bell Beaker period to the Urnfield period. The extensive introduction covers the source materials as well as the chronological position of the kniv... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848841239
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
"‘That trunk of humours, that bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swolen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed cloak-bag of guts, that roasted Manningtree-ox with the pudding in his belly, that reve... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780500287996
Published by : Thames and Hudson
A highly illustrated very introductory guide to the history of warfare, much in the style of the old Dorling-Kindersley books. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780500251454
Published by : Thames and Hudson
A glossy summary of the careers of 59 rulers and generals from Cyrus the Great to Vo Nguyen Giap. Packed with battle plans and illustrations. The entries are all contributed by scholars in the respected fields, making this much more authoritati... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780470032138
Published by : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
The familiar 'for dummies' series turn their attention to the British Military from the Romans to the present day, although weighted it should be admitted, heavily in favour of more modern history. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789993271468
Published by : Midsea Books
Stranded for two years on an uninhabited island, sailing on Maltese corsair ships, surviving the hardships of slavery in Algiers and a hazardous flight, fighting in (and twice deserting from) the Venetian navy, enslaved by a Turkish merchant in Al... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780192806536
Published by : Oxford University Press
Oxbow says: An eclectic mix of historical battles from the ancient world to the Gulf War. Each major section, the Ancient world, medieval world, from the Renaissance to the French Revolution, 19th century Europe, WWI, WWII, the Americas, Asis ... .... Learn More