A History of War and Weapons 449 to 1660: English Warfare from the Anglo-Saxons to Cromwell
by A.V.B. Norman, Don Pottinger
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1966 Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New york. 1966. Hardcover. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for ex-military library stamp on front pastedwown. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and heel of spine. DJ: VG; chipping and small pieces missing at top and bottom of cover at spine. Light brown boards and spine with strong black lettering on spine. 224 pp 8vo. The evolution of warfare and weapons in England from the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasions to the founding of the first modern army is skillfully surveyed in this study, which features nearly two hundred authentically detailed, but clear and uncomplicated line drawings. The variety of weapons is matched by descriptions and illustrations of the men who wielded them, and of castles, forts, and battle strategies. A clean and very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000184
- Title
- A History of War and Weapons 449 to 1660: English Warfare from the Anglo-Saxons to Cromwell
- Author
- A.V.B. Norman, Don Pottinger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- ENGLISH WARFARE, ANGLO-SAXON WEAPONS, ARMS AND ARMOR, THE NORMANS, SAXONS, FORTS, CASTLES, BATTLE STRATEGIES, SWORDS, CROSSBOWS, LONGBOWS, HALBERD, PIKE, PISTOLS, BATTERING RAMS, CATAPULTS, CANNONS, POLEAXED. STANDING ARMY OF CROMWELL, RENAISSANCE PAGENTR
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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