Arms & armor / written by Michèle Byam.
Title:
Arms & armor / written by Michèle Byam.
ISBN:
9780756673192
9780756686864
Personal Author:
Edition:
[2011] revised edition.
Publication Information:
London ; New York : DK Pub., 2011.
Physical Description:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
General Note:
Some copies include clip art CD-ROM.
Includes index.
Contents:
Prehistoric weapons -- Missile weapons -- The first warriors -- Greeks and Romans -- Weapons from barbarian Europe -- European swords -- Crossbows and longbows -- Axes, daggers, and knives -- Mail and plate armor -- A suit of armor -- Helmets -- Tilting armor -- An Indian warrior -- Indian weapons -- A Japanese samurai -- Early firearms -- Flintlock firearms -- Dueling swords -- Dueling pistols -- Attack by highwaymen -- Bizarre handweapons -- Grenadiers and cavalry -- Keeping law and order -- Pistols -- Percussion firearms -- Guns that won the West -- North American Indians -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary:
A photo essay examining the design, construction, and uses of hand weapons and armor from a Stone Age axe to the revolvers and rifles of the Wild West.
Program Information:
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.8 5 Quiz: 16281 Guided reading level: NR.
Audience:
1240L Lexile
Series Title:
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OCLC Number:
ocn746169589
Availability:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
