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European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution
Ewart Oakeshott
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Paperback. The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 312 pages, 139, 24 black and white, 115 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBW; JWM; TTMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626. From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. 312 pages, 139, 24 black and white, 115 line drawing. The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBW; JWM; TTMW. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 21. Weight: 624.
The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon's teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The authordescribes the development of the handgun and the pike, the ... Read more
The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon's teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The authordescribes the development of the handgun and the pike, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843837206
SKU
V9781843837206
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Reviews for European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution
An engaging book of great use to scholars and students. [It] demystifies the material culture of an important aspect of the military and tournament activities of early modern Europe. .. If one had room for only a single book on the subject, this volume should be it.
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