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Ancient Weapons: Find Out About Weaponry and Warfare Through the Ages

Will Fowler

Hardcover (Anness, Dec. 1, 1999)

Explains the development of weapons and tactics from clubs to the first firearms, and discusses armor, war animals, fortifications, siegecraft, and naval warfare

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Prehistoric Peoples: Discover the Long-ago World of the First Humans

Philip Brooks

Hardcover (Lorenz Books, April 1, 2000)

Discover what it was like to live in the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, with 200 pictures, perfect for for 8- to 12-year-olds at home or school.

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Ancient Civilizations: Discovering the People and Places of Long Ago

Philip Brooks

Hardcover (Lorenz Books, Dec. 1, 1999)

Provides a brief glimpse of the culture, way of life, and history of the leading ancient peoples of the Middle East, India, Africa, Europe, eastern Asia, and the Americas

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Exploring History: Ancient Weapons

Will Fowler

Paperback (Southwater, June 3, 2008)

Prehistoric hunters with clubs and spears, Viking raiders wielding axes, Samurai warriors in deadly combat - from the earliest times humans have always had a need for weapons, whether for hunting, attacking or for self-defence. Each weapon, from swords to scimitars and from clubs to crossbows, is set here in the context of the lives of the people who used them. Vivid illustrations, maps and photographs all bring this enthralling subject to life, making this a book to dip into over and over again.

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Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Britain

Haydn Middleton

Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Sept. 9, 2005)

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Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Britain

Haydn Middleton

Paperback (Heinemann Library, Sept. 9, 2005)

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The Victorians at Work

Rosemary Rees

Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, July 14, 1995)

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Modern Weapons and Warfare: The Technology of War from 1700 to the Present Day

Will Fowler

Hardcover (Lorenz Books, July 1, 2000)

Explores how wars were and are conducted from 1700 to the present, including how changing technology and weaponry have affected the overall strategy and motivation of warfare.