Mike Loades

War Bows

Longbow, Crossbow, Composite Bow and Japanese Yumi

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 246mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1892g
• ISBN-13: 9781472825537
• ISBN-10: 1472825535
• Artikelnr.: 52612120

Autorenporträt

Mike Loades

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
CHAPTER I: THE LONGBOW
Development: The longbow's genesis and production
Use: At full draw
Impact: Assessing the longbow
CHAPTER II: THE CROSSBOW
Development: Lock, stock and lath
Use: Steady, steady, steady: shoot
Impact: Bolts from the blue
CHAPTER III: THE COMPOSITE BOW
Development: Engineering the optimal bow
Use: Archery - a very martial art
Impact: Different bows for different blows
CHAPTER IV: THE JAPANESE YUMI
Development: The asymmetric bow
Use: The Way of the Bow and the Horse
Impact: The sting of the samurai
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography