The art of attack : being a study in the development of weapons and appliances of offence, from the earliest times to the age of gunpowder /
This most unusual book is subtitled Being a Study in the Development of weapons and Appliances of Offence from the Earliest Times to the Age of Gunpowder. It surveys, in considerable detail and with numerous drawings and illustrations, the art and means of aggression developed by man beginning with...
| Основен автор: | Cowper, H. S. 1865-1941. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
[England] :
Naval & Military Press,
2001.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=451521 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Art of attack. |
| Резюме: |
This most unusual book is subtitled Being a Study in the Development of weapons and Appliances of Offence from the Earliest Times to the Age of Gunpowder. It surveys, in considerable detail and with numerous drawings and illustrations, the art and means of aggression developed by man beginning with the bare hand or fist and then the fist reinforced by such appliances as the cestus of Roman times and the knuckleduster of the more enlightened age. From here it moves on to simple, unshafted, ha ... |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"Military reference book"--Cover. Reprint of the 1906 ed. published by W. Holmes, Ulverston. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781781503591 1781503591 |