Studying weaponry is an unusual, fascinating angle on human history, as people have always used weapons to hunt, defend themselves, or attack. This book is sure to find an audience with youngsters obsessed with knights and times medieval, art-history buffs, amateur historians, or anyone with a penchant for pistols. Very well written, this book has it all. It has everything, from the first world war all the way to the nineties.
Sections cover the main wars, and every main weapon of the era is extensively discussed.
Anyway - it has it all. Describes portable arms and armor from the time of the Greeks and Romans to the early 19th century. Five chronological chapters, each covering one major period of history, are followed by two thematic chapters which provide an introduction to oriental armor, and sporting armor as it was used for hunting and the tournament. A very good book indeed - great pics. The first book about weapons and armor I bought, and well worth the money too.