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The History of Chivalry and Armour: With 60 Full-Color Plates by F Kottenkamp Publisher Comments A visual and literary feast, Kottenkamp's highly respected work is an incomparable study of the origins, codes, practices, and weaponry of knighthood. The engravings detailing an astounding array of pikes, crossbows, swords, daggers, siege towers... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $11.17 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe: Proud Lookes and Brave Attire by Angus Patterson Synopsis Of all the riches of the sixteenth-century European nobleman, none spoke more powerfully of his heroism, wealth, and taste than his armor, clothing, and weapons. Drawing on the Victoria and Albert Museum's popular arms and armor collection--which... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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The Catapult: A History (Weapons in History) by Tracey Rihll Publisher Comments Complete with line drawings and illustrations, this history uses ancient literary sources and the latest archeological findings to tell the story of this first machine of war.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior by Don Cunningham Publisher Comments Weapons, particularly bladed ones such as swords, are enjoying a renaissance of interest from every source, from collectors to laypeople. The samurai, a glorified figure in Japan and the West, employed a variety of weapons, not least of which was the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.00 Sale - Hardcover
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War Elephants by John M. Kistler Publisher Comments Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. This is the largely forgotten tale of the credit they deserve and the sacrifices they endured.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Coun by G C Stone Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Warhorse: Cavalry in the Ancient World by Philip Sidnell Publisher Comments In the ancient world, cavalry was an important part of almost all armies. This book traces the earliest use of horses for warfare and the evolution of chariots. It shows how cavalry tactics changed over the years, and also how they retained long-term... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $23.95 Used - Hardcover
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Catapult: Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon (Harvest Book) by Jim Paul Publisher Comments An “enormously entertaining” (Smithsonian), “clever, subtle, and adroit” account (Wall Street Journal) of how the author and his friend constructed a medieval siege engine in a San Francisco backyard. “So funny that I could... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.21 Used - Trade Paper
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Medieval Swordsmanship Illustrated Met by John Clements Publisher Comments From the author of Renaissance Swordsmanship comes the most comprehensive and historically accurate view ever of the lost fighting arts of Medieval knights, warriors and men-at-arms. Based on years of extensive training and research in the use of... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $27.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cold Steel: the Art of Fencing With the Sabre (06 Edition) by Alfred Hutton Publisher Comments Fencing with the sabre differs significantly from using an épée or rapier, and this book shows how. A combination of guidebook and history, it explains strokes and methods of combining attack and defense in a detailed, authoritative... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Knives and Scabbards (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) by J Cowgill Publisher Comments Knives were vital to medieval man for a whole range of uses, from the domestic to the wider social context: Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian burials bear silent witness to this dependence in the many cases where knives are found among the grave-goods. Forged... (read more) Your price: $37.95 New - Trade Paper
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War Horse: A History of the Military Horse and Rider by Louis A. Dimarco Synopsis "War Horse" is a comprehensive look at the oldest and most important aspect of military history, the relationship between human and animal, a weapons system that has been central to warfare longer than any other.... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Bronze Age War Chariots by Nic Fields Publisher Comments Chariots, the first mobile fighting vehicle, seem to have originated in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC. The highly mobile two-wheeled war chariot, carrying a driver and an archer armed with a short composite bow, revolutionized military tactics... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions by Richard Cohen Publisher Comments By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting — a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Samurai Sword: A Handbook by John M. Yumoto Publisher Comments The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Medieval Archer by Jim Bradbury Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-188) and index.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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An Historical Guide to Arms & Armor by Stephen Bull Synopsis This beautifully illustrated reference traces the history of protective military apparel throughout the centuries and across the world, providing a chronicle both rich in texture and broad in scope.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Book of Swords by Hank Reinhardt Publisher Comments The sword is the most revered of all of mans weapons. Although the club is older, the knife more universal, and the firearm much more efficient, it is to the sword that most decoration, myth, mysticism and reverence has been given. The katana has been... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of the Sword by Richard Fran Burton Publisher Comments Eloquent, exceptionally erudite history of the "Queen of Weapons." Traces sword's origin — from prehistory to its full growth during early Roman Empire. Discusses earliest weapons of stone, bone, horn and wood as well as variations: sabre... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.63 Used - Trade Paper
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The Crooked Stick: A History of the Longbow by Hugh D. H. Soar Synopsis History of the most important weapon of the Middle Ages, a bow still used in archery today.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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