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The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry
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Author/Editor: R. Ewart Oakeshott
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Tremendously detailed and thorough account of premodern weapons of war — from the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages and the breakup of the Roman Empire, to the Viking era and the Age of Chivalry. Profusely illustrated with a host of armor and weapons: daggers, longbows, crossbows, helmets, sword...  read more
 


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Tremendously detailed and thorough account of premodern weapons of war — from the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages and the breakup of the Roman Empire, to the Viking era and the Age of Chivalry. Profusely illustrated with a host of armor and weapons: daggers, longbows, crossbows, helmets, swords, shields, spears and more.
Reprint of the Lutterworth Press, London, 1960 edition.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486292886
ISBN 13: 9780486292885
Author/Editor: R. Ewart Oakeshott
Format: Book
Page Count: 384
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Market Restrictions: Shipping outside the US? Click here
Publication date: October 1996
Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents

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