Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression by Robert L. O'Connell

Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression

Robert L. O'Connell

384 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The appearance of the crossbow on the European battle field in A.D. 1100 as the weapon of choice for shooting down knights threatened the status quo of medieval chivalric fighting techniques. By 1139 the Church had intervened, outlawing the use of...

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