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Byam, Michèle, 1944-
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Weapons -- Juvenile literature.
Armor -- Juvenile literature.
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Arms & armor [electronic resource] / written by Michele Byam.
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Byam, Michèle, 1944-
New York : DK Pub., 2011.
Subjects
Weapons -- Juvenile literature.
Armor -- Juvenile literature.
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http://find.galegroup.com/openurl/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&req_dat=info:sid/gale:ugnid:hawaiistatepub&res_id=info:sid/gale:GVRL&ctx_enc=info:ofi:enc:UTF-8&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft_id=info:sid/gale:bmcode:recid/4RZV
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ISBN:
9780756689513 (electronic book)
9780756686864 (library binding)
Series:
DK eyewitness books.
Gale virtual reference library.
Description:
1 online resource (72 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.).
Edition:
Rev. ed.
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.
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Examines the design, construction, and uses of hand weapons and armor from a Stone Age axe to the revolvers and rifles of the Wild West.
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