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|  | The History of Chivalry and Armour: With 60 Full-Color Plates by Dr. F. Kottenkamp An incomparable study of the origins, codes, practices, and weaponry of knighthood. Engravings detailing pikes, crossbows, swords, daggers, siege towers, armor, and more have been reproduced from a rare 19th-century masterpiece.
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| Products in Military History, Weapons |  |  |  | The Battles that Changed History by Fletcher Pratt Historian profiles 16 crucial conflicts, ancient to modern, that changed the course of Western civilization. Gripping accounts of battles led by Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Ulysses S. Grant, other commanders. 27 maps.
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|  | The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations by Sir Richard F. Burton Eloquent, erudite history of the sword from prehistory to early Roman Empire. Evolution and development of early swords, variations — sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar, much more.
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|  | Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, M. Macdermott Profusely illustrated, detailed descriptions of dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges, plus artillery, trenches, battering rams, more. "Will enthrall anyone interested in architecture, military, or medieval history." — History in Review.
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|  | Chronicles of the Crusades by Geoffrey Villehardouin, Jean de Joinville, Sir Frank Marzials The two most authoritative accounts of the Holy Wars — Villehardouin's Conquest of Constantinople and Joinville's Chronicle of the Crusade of St. Lewis — offer firsthand testimony of battles and their religious and political context.
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| |  | Classic Works on the Art of War (Boxed Set) by Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz Three landmark works on military organization and strategy include the oldest treatise on the subject, Sun-Tzu's The Art of War; Machiavelli's book of the same name; and von Clausewitz's Principles of War.
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|  | The Duelling Handbook, 1829 by Joseph Hamilton This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.
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| |  | A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times by George Cameron Stone Indispensable resource employs alphabetized, easy-to-use format. Arquebuses, flintlocks, and other antique guns appear here, along with German armor, Roman short swords, Turkish crossbows, much more. Over 4,500 individual photos and drawings, 875 detailed figures.
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|  | The History of Chivalry and Armour: With 60 Full-Color Plates by Dr. F. Kottenkamp An incomparable study of the origins, codes, practices, and weaponry of knighthood. Engravings detailing pikes, crossbows, swords, daggers, siege towers, armor, and more have been reproduced from a rare 19th-century masterpiece.
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| |  | Meyrick's Medieval Knights and Armour by Samuel Rush Meyrick Highlights from a magnificent three-volume survey of 9th- to 15th-century arms and armor feature 71 full-color and 7 black-and-white engravings in a panorama of paladins and their weapons.
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