The Cavalry Lance (Weapon) by Larsen, Alan

Osprey Publishing, 2017-11-21. Paperback. Like New.

Paperback. Like New.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Osprey, 2017. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. Dennis, Peter. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2017 Soft Cover. 80 pp. The development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armor from the European battlefield saw a decline in the use of the cavalry lance in early modern warfare. However, by 1800 the lance, much changed from its medieval predecessors in both form and function, was back. During the next century the use of the lance spread to the armed forces of almost every Western country, seeing action in every major conflict from the Napoleonic Wars to World War I including the Crimean and Franco-Prussian wars and across the Atlantic in the American Civil War. The lance even reached the colonial conflicts of the Anglo-Sikh and Boer wars. It was not until the disappearance of the mounted warrior from the battlefield that the lance was consigned to history. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a variety of sources, this is the engaging story… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armour from the European battlefield saw a decline in the use of the cavalry lance in early modern warfare. However, by 1800 the lance, much changed from its mediev

Osprey Pub Co, 2017. Paperback. New. 80 pages. 9.76x7.24x0.28 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Osprey Publishing, 2017-11-21. Paperback. New.