Weapon; A Visual History of Arms and Armor

New York: DK Publishing, 2006. First American Edition [stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 10 inches by 12 inches. Illustrated endpapers. 360 pages. Illustrations (most in color). Foreword by Richard Holmes. Contents are The Ancient World, The Middle Ages, The Early Modern World, The Revolutionary World, The Modern World, and Index. Among the topics/items covered are: Weapons, Armor, Warriors, Swords, Daggers, Staff Weapons, Longbows, Crossbows, Shields, Helmets, Samurai, Matchlocks, Pistols, Bayonets, Knives, Boomerang, Revolvers, Cartridge, Musket, Breech Loader, Rifle, Firearms, Shotgun, Machine Gun, Anti-Tank, and Grenade Launcher. Paula Tegan is an experienced Managing Editor with a strong background in the non-fiction publishing industry. Skilled in people and stakeholder management, communication, commissioning, relationship building, writing and editing. Publishing professional with a Bachelor of Arts focused in American and Canadian Studies from University of Nottingham. For 4,000 years weapons, and the warriors who used them,have acted as the cutting edge of history, using ax, spear, bow, sword, gun, and cannon to determine the rise of kingdoms and the fall of empires. From the stone axes of the earliest warfare to the heavy artillery of today''s modern armies,this awe-inspiring book portrays for the first time the entire spectrum of weaponry. Illustrations explain key features and working mechanisms of important weapons Beautifully photographed and richly cataloged-often in actual size Details weapons that changed the face of warfare, from the sword to the Gatling gun.