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Weapon

A Visual History of Arms and Armor

DK, A. Gilbert, Philip Parker

DK · Print & ebook · May 3, 2016

Discover the origin, design, range, and function of arms including stone axes, swords, machine-guns, and sniper rifles, and meet the warriors who wielded them.

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Who it’s for
A visually led history that reads easily in dips or longer stretches.
Genres
Weapons Through History, Military History-Pictorial, Collecting Firearms & Weapons
Published
DK, May 3, 2016

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About this book

Discover the origin, design, range, and function of arms including stone axes, swords, machine-guns, and sniper rifles, and meet the warriors who wielded them. An epic, 4,000-year illustrated volume, Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor traces the evolution of the entire spectrum of weaponry through stunning photography and authoritative coverage. All the major arms through the ages including edged weapons, clubs, projectiles, and firearms can be found in the guide.

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This comprehensive book covers ancient Egyptian axes, bows, and spears of early societies in Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, and guns and missiles of modern infantry forces. Richly detailed catalogs showcase many weapons at their actual size, outlining the timeframe, weight, size, and country of origin to create comprehensive fact files. Also profiled are the world’s top fighting forces, from the ancient Greek hoplites to today's US Navy Seals. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this weapon encyclopedia presents in vivid detail the tools that have been at the cutting edge of history, helping determine the rise of kingdoms and the fall of empires.

Visual Arsenal

A visually led history that reads easily in dips or longer stretches.

Come here for

  • weapon-by-weapon visual sweep
  • arms and armor, cleanly laid out

Expect

  • cultural touchstones, not dense theory
  • DK’s crisp, reference-friendly pacing

Where it sits

Weapons Through History97%
Collecting Firearms & Weapons38%
Military History-Pictorial38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Collecting Firearms & Weapons
  • Early Medieval Britain (to 1066)
  • Military History-Pictorial
Authors
DK, A. Gilbert, Philip Parker
Publisher
DK
Published
May 3, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Collecting Firearms & Weapons