The Book of the Sword

Klappentext Eloquent, exceptionally erudite history of the "Queen of Weapons." Traces sword's origin -- from prehistory to its full growth during early Roman Empire. Discusses earliest weapons of stone, bone, horn and wood as well as variations: sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar and more. Enhanced by nearly 300 excellent line drawings. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTERFOREWARDLIST OF AUTHORITIESI. PREAMBLE: ON THE ORIGIN OF WEAPONSII. "MAN'S FIRST WEAPONS-THE STONE AND THE STICK. THE EARLIEST AGES OF WEAPONS. THE AGES OF WOOD, OF BONE, AND OF HORN"III. "THE WEAPONS OF THE AGE OF WOOD : THE BOOMERANG AND THE SWORD OF WOOD; OF STONE, AND OF WOOD AND STONE COMBINED"IV. THE PROTO-CHALCITIC OR COPPER AGE OF WEAPONSV. "THE SECOND CHALCITIC AGE OF ALLOYS-BRONZE, BRASS, ETC : THE AXE AND THE SWORD"VI. THE PROTO-SIDERIC OR EARLY IRON AGE OF WEAPONSVII. THE SWORD : WHAT IS IT?VIII. THE SWORD IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND IN MODERN AFRICAIX. "THE SWORD IN KHITA-LAND, PALESTINE AND CANAAN; PHOENICIA AND CARTHAGE; JEWRY, CYPRUS, TROY, AND ETRURIA"X. "THE SWORD IN BABYLONIA, ASSYRIA AND PERSIA, AND ANCIENT INDIA"XI. THE SWORD IN ANCIENT GREECE : HOMER ; HESIOD AND HERODOTUS: MYCENÆXII. THE SWORD IN ANCIENT ROME: THE LEGION AND THE GLADIATORXIII. THE SWORD AMONGST THE BARBARIANS (EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE)CONCLUSIONINDEX

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• Authors: BURTON, Richard Burton, Richard F. Burton, Richard Francis Burton, Sir Richard F. Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Charles Hugh Stevenson
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.1998
• EAN: 9780486254340
• ISBN: 978-0-486-25434-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor; Dover Military History, Weapon; Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor; Dover Military History, Weapon
• Subject: Non-fiction book