The Sword Through the Centuries (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor)
Book Details
Author(s)Alfred Hutton
PublisherDover Publications
ISBN / ASINB00A41V7XY
ISBN-13978B00A41V7X2
Sales Rank1,374,909
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Engrossing, carefully researched and illustrated survey spanning 5 centuries covers the development of the sword from its earliest forms, beginning with the Age of Chivalry. Lively contemporary accounts provide details on such weapons as the two-hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black-and-white illustrations.










