"This readable text, from an author who has already published several books on this historical period, has over 300 pages, some 40 illustrations, an extensive bibliography and a good index. Its text is accessible and full of interesting facts about warfare during the seventeenth century."
Fortress Study Group
"This readable text, from an author who has already published several books on this historical period, has over 300 pages, some 40 illustrations, an extensive bibliography and a good index. Its text is accessible and full of interesting facts about warfare during the seventeenth century."
Fortress Study Group
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"This fascinating and enjoyable book will prove great company to those that I have previously enjoyed reading."
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"This fascinating and enjoyable book will prove great company to those that I have previously enjoyed reading."
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Hihglight: 'if this stuff is your cup of tea, it’s a ‘must have’. It will interest students of gunmaking – this is a key addition to the corpus; gunmakers interested in the origins of their craft; mechanical and manufacturing engineers who perhaps do not appreciate that many of the techniques they have traditionally used arose in gunmaking; and those with an interest in 18th and nineteenth century firearms, especially military firearms,
Arms and Armour
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Hihglight: 'if this stuff is your cup of tea, it’s a ‘must have’. It will interest students of gunmaking – this is a key addition to the corpus; gunmakers interested in the origins of their craft; mechanical and manufacturing engineers who perhaps do not appreciate that many of the techniques they have traditionally used arose in gunmaking; and those with an interest in 18th and nineteenth century firearms, especially military firearms,
Arms and Armour
“Another fine volume […] in the long-running and well-regarded [Armies of the Past] series books about specific armies concentrates on the Normans….”
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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, June 2024
“Another fine volume […] in the long-running and well-regarded [Armies of the Past] series books about specific armies concentrates on the Normans….”
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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, June 2024
Swords and Swordsmen
This 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 surviving examples as landmarks on a fascinating journey through the history of swords. Each is selected because it can be linked to a specific… Read more...
