Straight and True: A Select History of the Arrow - Soar, Hugh D. H.
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The arrow, essentially a specialized spear, is among the most ancient human inventions and can be found in cultures throughout the world. In Straight and True: A Select History of the Arrow, Hugh D. H. Soar describes the transition from hand-thrown spear to bow-launched arrow and then follows the arrow's developments in cultures around the world and across time. Relying on his considerable knowledge accumulated through decades of research, the author provides the reader with an appreciation for a humble device that, coupled with the bow, changed the history of the world.

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The arrow, essentially a specialized spear, is among the most ancient human inventions and can be found in cultures throughout the world. In Straight and True: A Select History of the Arrow, Hugh D. H. Soar describes the transition from hand-thrown spear to bow-launched arrow and then follows the arrow's developments in cultures around the world and across time. Relying on his considerable knowledge accumulated through decades of research, the author provides the reader with an appreciation for a humble device that, coupled with the bow, changed the history of the world.
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HUGH D. H. SOAR is one of the world's leading experts in the history of archery, particularly the design and use of the longbow. He is author of a number of important books on archery. including The Crooked Stick: A History of the Longbow, The Romance of Archery: A Social History of the Longbow, and, with Joseph Gibbs, Christopher Jury, and Mark Stretton, Secrets of the English War Bow, all available from Westholme Publishing.