Presents one hundred facts about arms and armor from the earliest stone spears to modern-day guns and tanks, and includes illustrations, puzzles, quizzes, and p

A photo essay examining the design, construction, and uses of hand weapons and armor from a Stone Age axe to the revolvers and rifles of the Wild West.

Finest single-volume survey of Colonial weaponry covers firearms, ammunition, edged weapons, and armor. Over 300 illus.

This lavishly illustrated volume details the armies of western and central European states and their client kingdoms in the Middle East in over three centuries

Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implement