Author: Chuck Wills
Publisher: PERSEUS / RUNNING PRESS, Aug 2016
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-62686-616-3
Synopsis
Beginning in the Stone Age; travels through the Bronze Age to our present day, showing the tools humans have used to defend themselves all around the globe. Illus; 320 pgs.
More Information
In this encyclopedia there?s the Japanese tanto, or dagger, which have become identified with gangs known as yakuza. There?s the flaming arrow used when Swiss and Austrian forces clashed in the 14th century. And there?s the revolver that Samuel Colt made practical for both military and civilian use in Hartford, Connecticut.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Chuck Wills is a writer, editor, and consultant specializing in history, especially military history. He also writes on technology, music, and popular culture. He lives in New York City.
