The Pictorial History of the Sword : A Detailed Account of the Development of Swords, Sabres, Spears and Lances Illustrated with over 230 Photographs and Images
The Pictorial History of the Sword : A Detailed Account of the Development of Swords, Sabres, Spears and Lances Illustrated with over 230 Photographs and Images
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Author(s): Withers, Harvey J. S.
ISBN No.: 9781844768394
Pages: 96
Year: 201010
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 23.45
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

This short book (around 100 pages), written by Harvey J. S. Withers aims to summarize hundreds of years of history of the sword around the world, and I have to say that I think it succeeds. Starting from the origins of the weapons around 2.5 millions years ago, analyzing the greeks', romans', vikings', saxons'. Weapons, to finish with the napoleonic and post-napoleonic sabres, this book compiles the history and evolution of the sword in Asia, Africa and Europe. Furthermore, thanks to the dozens of pictures and explanatory tables, which comment many curiosities, traditions or anecdotes, it is even easier to understand what the author is trying to explain. As it is impossible to speak about the importance of the sword without speaking about the historical context, Withers also explains very briefly important aspects that are necessary to understand the reasons of certain topics.


That's why it is not only a book about swords and Sabres.Este es un libro corto (en torno a las 100 páginas), escrito en inglés por Harvey J. A Withers y actualmente no disponible en idioma español, que trata de resumir la historia de la espada durante sus miles de años de historia en Europa principalmente, pero comentando también la historia de la espada en África y Asia. Comienza desde los orígenes de las armas hace 2.5 millones de años y termina en torno a la primera guerra mundial. Cuenta con decenas de imágenes y cuadros explicativos que ayudan a comprender más fácilmente de lo que habla el autor. Y además, como es imposible no comentar el contexto histórico, el autor también lo comenta brevemente en las explicaciones, lo que hace que el libro sea más que uno sobre espadas y sables.


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