Pike, Halberd, and Bayonet: Sharp Weapons in Near Modern and Modern Warfare

by Martina Sprague

The polearms used by pikemen constituted the first stage of a military revolution that would force a change in the tactics of warfare. The pike, a two-handed polearm with a long spear-like tip, originated in the fourteenth century and was carried by infantry soldiers as defense against charging cavalry. The halberd, too, proved a fearsome and pragmatic weapon used in the armies of medieval and post-medieval Europe. When supplemented by pikemen, halberdiers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492272779
• ISBN13: 9781492272779
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"