Weapons of WarCrowell, 1968 - 224 pages "The story of man as warrior from the first Stone Age man with his wooden club to modern man with his proverbial "push button" is told h ere through a precise and illuminating survey of the development of weaponry"--Jacket excerpt. |
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... The Book of the Sword ( Chatto & Windus , London , 1884 ) . Campbell , G. A. The Crusades ( Duckworth , London , 1935 ) . Cheyney , E. P. The Dawn of a New Era ( Harper & Brothers , New York , 1936 ) . Clark , R. W. The Birth of the ...
... The Book of the Sword ( Chatto & Windus , London , 1884 ) . Campbell , G. A. The Crusades ( Duckworth , London , 1935 ) . Cheyney , E. P. The Dawn of a New Era ( Harper & Brothers , New York , 1936 ) . Clark , R. W. The Birth of the ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 13 |
Bloodshed and Bronze | 28 |
Metal from Heaven | 52 |
Copyright | |
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