Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact

by Kelly DeVries and Robert D. Smith

Book Overview

This fascinating reference covers the weapons and armor used by warriors from the 4th to the 15th century and discusses how and why they changed over time.

In the Middle Ages, the lack of standardized weapons meant that one warrior's arms were often quite different from another's, even when they were fighting on the same side. And with few major technological advances in that period, the evolution of those weapons over the centuries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851095268
• ISBN13: 9781851095261
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.1"