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  • The Spatha

    The Roman Long Sword

    de M.C. Bishop ...
    Series Libro 72 - Weapon
    Adopted from the Celts in the 1st century BC, the spatha, a lethal and formidable chopping blade, became the primary sword of the Roman soldier in the Later Empire.Over the following centuries, the blade, its scabbard, and its system of carriage underwent a series of developments, until by the 3rd century AD it was the universal sidearm of both infantry and cavalry.Thanks to its long reach, the ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Pilum

    The Roman Heavy Javelin

    de M.C. Bishop ...
    Series Libro 55 - Weapon
    A heavy javelin, normally used as a shock weapon immediately before contact, the pilum was designed with a particular speciality: it could penetrate a shield and carry on into the individual behind it.Relying on mass rather than velocity, at short range a volley of pila had much the same effect on a charging enemy as musketry would in later periods. The design was not uniform, with a wide ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Gladius

    The Roman Short Sword

    de M.C. Bishop ...
    Series Libro 51 - Weapon
    One of the most feared weapons in the ancient world, the gladius was lethal both on the battlefield and in the arena.Literary sources tell of the terror it inspired, while archaeological evidence of wounds inflicted is testament to its deadly effect. By pulling together strands of literary, sculptural and archaeological evidence renowned expert M.C. Bishop creates a narrative of the gladius' ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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  • Sniper Rifles

    From the 19th to the 21st Century

    de Martin Pegler ...
    Series Libro 6 - Weapon
    A technical outline of the history of the sniper rifle, from its introduction in warfare during the Napoleonic wars, through the US Civil War to its current apogee as the most frequently used combat rifle in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book details the development of ammunition, different weapons types including single shot, magazine loading and semi-automatic, as well as the introduction and use ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    de Martin Pegler ...
    Series Libro 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and thousands are still in use today; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it was known ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Celts

    de Alice Roberts ...
    'Informed, impeccably researched and written' Neil OliverThe Celts are one of the world's most mysterious ancient people. In this compelling account, Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, uncovering the truth about this engimatic tribe: their origins, their treasure and their enduring legacy today. What emerges is not a wild people, but a highly sophisticated tribal culture that ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values

    de Phillip Peterson ...
    Learn to identify the firearms, evaluate their condition and determine value. The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values features detailed specifications and current values from specialized experts for domestic and imported handguns, rifles, shotguns and commemorative firearms.25,000 gun values8,500 different guns4,000 photos ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • The Philosopher and the Druids

    A Journey Among the Ancient Celts

    de Philip Freeman ...
    **Early in the first century B.**C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Druids

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Barry Cunliffe ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Who were the Druids? What do we know about them? Do they still exist today? The Druids first came into focus in Western Europe - Gaul, Britain, and Ireland - in the second century BC. They are a popular subject; they have been known and discussed for over 2,000 years and few figures flit so elusively through history. They are enigmatic and puzzling, partly because of the lack of knowledge about ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • The Discovery of Middle Earth: Mapping the Lost World of the Celts

    Mapping the Lost World of the Celts

    de Graham Robb ...
    A treasure hunt that uncovers the secrets of one of the world’s great civilizations, revealing dramatic proof of the extreme sophistication of the Celts, and their creation of the earliest accurate map of the world.Fifty generations ago the cultural empire of the Celts stretched from the Black Sea to Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland. In six hundred years, the Celts had produced some of the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Katana

    The Samurai Sword

    de Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series series Weapon
    The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. Particular attention is paid to the development of the familiar curved blade from the original straight blades, the associated development of Japan's famous steel-making techniques and the challenges from ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • A Storm of Spears

    Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

    de Christopher Matthew ...
    A "practical and thought provoking" study of the ancient military tactic known as the phalanx—the classic battle formation used in historic Greek warfare ( The Historian).In ancient Greece, warfare was a fact of life, with every city brandishing its own fighting force. And the backbone of these classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armored spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers ... Leer más

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