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  • The Composite Bow

    door Mike Loades ...
    Serie Boek 43 - Weapon
    An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs and Chinese.Offering high power and portability, the composite bow was an ideal cavalry weapon, though it was also used by ... Meer lezen

    15,09 €

  • The Crossbow

    door Mike Loades ...
    Serie Boek 61 - Weapon
    Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination.Known to the Ancient Greeks and the Chinese as early as the 5th century BC, the crossbow developed both in Western Europe and in the Far East. Advances in trigger mechanisms, spanning and bow design ... Meer lezen

    15,09 €

  • The Longbow

    door Mike Loades ...
    Serie Boek 30 - Weapon
    An iconic medieval missile weapon, the deadly longbow made possible the English victories at Crecy and Poitiers at the height of the Hundred Years' War. The longbow was the weapon at the heart of the English military ascendancy in the century after 1340. Capable of subjecting the enemy to a hail of deadly projectiles, the longbow in the hands of massed archers made possible the extraordinary ... Meer lezen

    13,45 €

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  • Castles, A Very Peculiar History

    Serie Boek 29 - A Very Peculiar History
    Whether you're planning your first seige, building a fortress or just looking for a way to escape the peasants below, 'Castles: A Very Peculiar History' is full of tips, tricks and horror stories from the castle-building trade. We can't all match up to the combined beauty and danger of the Tower of London, but in this title you'll learn who developed the world's first flat-pack castle, the ... Meer lezen

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  • Swords and Swordsmen

    door Mike Loades ...
    "A 'must have' book for anyone who has an interest in edged weapons . . . Loades holds the reader's full attention with each sword's story that he tells." —The Lone Star Book ReviewThis magnificent book tells the story of the evolution of swords, how they were made, how they were used, and the people that used them. It doesn't claim to give comprehensive coverage but instead takes certain ... Meer lezen

    Was 8,26 € Nu 7,20 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Castle

    A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

    door David Macaulay ...
    A 1978 Caldecott Honor BookThe word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of ... Meer lezen

    7,39 €

  • A History of Ancient Britain

    door Neil Oliver ...
    Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy?In A History of Ancient Britain, much-loved historian Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival.There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last ... Meer lezen

    4,49 €

  • The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine

    door Michael Simkins ...
    Serie series Men-at-Arms
    The year AD 122 was the first time a Roman Emperor had set foot in the Province of Britannia since the invasion in AD 43.No doubt he had read many reports concerning the damage caused by marauding tribesmen crossing from what is now Scotland into the Province. Hadrian, therefore, decided - in the words of his biographer - 'to build a wall to separate the Romans from the Barbarians'.This engaging ... Meer lezen

    11,33 €

  • With a Bended Bow

    Archery in Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe

    door Erik Roth ...
    In With a Bended Bow Erik Roth presents a comprehensive examination of the archer and his weapon in a time when archery was both economically and militarily vital to the security of England, based on the study of mediaeval writings and period artefacts.As an accomplished artist, his illustrations are an invaluable aid to understanding the manufacture and use of the bow. The book examines the types ... Meer lezen

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  • Northumbria: The Lost Kingdom

    The Lost Kingdom

    Northumbria was one of the great kingdoms of Britain in the Dark Ages, enduring longer than the Roman Empire. Yet it has been all but forgotten. This book puts Northumbria back in its rightful place, at the heart of British history. From the impregnable fastness of Bamburgh Castle, the kings of Northumbria ruled a vast area, and held sway as High Kings of Britain. From the tidal island of ... Meer lezen

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  • Shadow and Dust (A Short Story)

    A Throne of the Caesars Story

    door Harry Sidebottom ...
    A tense and brilliantly dramatic 30-page short story from the bestselling author of The Throne of the Caesars Series.This thrilling short story opens at the end of BLOOD AND STEEL and is the perfect trailer for Harry Sidebottom’s new novel FIRE AND SWORD.AD 238. When Gordian the Younger is brutally cut down at the battle of Carthage, his ally Phillyrio and a centurion from his army must make for ... Meer lezen

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  • Lost Gold of the Dark Ages

    War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons

    In July 2009 an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast made an astonishing find: 1500 pieces of bejeweled gold and silver almost 1500 years old, buried, lost, then forgotten. The treasure trove promises to shed unprecedented light on the most mysterious period of British history—the so-called "Dark Ages"—when the Saxons, Anglos, Celts, Picts, Jutes, and Vikings battled for control of the British Isles ... Meer lezen

    10,48 €