(Paperback)

An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures. This book tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware; how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it.

(Paperback)

Fascinating and charming journey through the history of sword design, manufacture and use, as well as much human interest and anecdote.

(Paperback)

For centuries, the crossbow was a key weapon on the world's battlefields from Europe to China. Historical weapons expert Mike Loades assesses the origins, development, combat record, and lasting influence of this formidable projectile weapon.

(Paperback)

An iconic medieval missile weapon, the deadly longbow made possible the English victories at Crecy and Poitiers at the height of the Hundred Years' War. The longbow was the weapon at the heart of the English military ascendancy in the century after 1340. This book deals with this topic.

(Hardback)

A fascinating and lively new history of four bows that changed warfare - the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow, and the Japanese bow, the yumi - by a world-renowned expert.