Description
Product ID: | 9781472825537 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | IN |
Title: | War Bows |
Subtitle: | Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi |
Authors: | Author: Mike Loades |
Page Count: | 312 |
Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History, Military history, Weapons and equipment, Archery, Medieval history, Military history, Weapons & equipment, Archery, United Kingdom, Great Britain, BCE to c 500 CE, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A fascinating and lively new history of four bows that changed warfare – the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow, and the Japanese bow, the yumi – by a world-renowned expert. War bows were a mainstay of armies throughout the world from the earliest recorded battles over three thousand years ago to the 16th century, when firearms finally came of age. Even then, in some cultures, the bow remained in use by elite warriors. The bow gave combatants the ability to fight at distance and it played an important role in some of the most famous battles in human history. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2019-02-21 |