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For 4,000 years weapons, and the warriors who used them, have acted as the cutting edge of history, using ax, spear, bow, sword, gun, and cannon to determine the rise of kingdoms and the fall of empires. From the stone axes of the earliest warfare to the heavy artillery of today's modern... read more

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weapons

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Joining the Board of Trustees of the Royal Armouries in 2005 spun my life full circle.

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Introduction
The Ancient World (3000 BCE-1000 CE)
The Middle Ages (1000-1500)
The Early Modern World (1500-1775)
The Revolutionary World (1775-1900)
The Modern World (1900-2006)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: DK ADULT
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 19, 2010
ISBN: 978-0756665401
Page Count: 360 pages

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