From the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired Oriental heavy armoured cavalry to serve in their military alongside the legions.
Written by a technical expert who has fired many of the guns featured, this book includes wide and varied assemblageof weapons from each of the world'smajor manufacturing countries.
Learn how to repair wood stocks, bed a rifle for accuracy, tune a rifle's trigger and select aftermarket parts that will enhance your rifle-shooting ability and take your gun's potential to the next level!
A fall of woodcock into a covert you have either chosen or to which you have been directed is a magic all its own, Tom Huggler writes in this book devoted to the woodcock and to those who await the return to their favorite coverts each autumn.
An iconic medieval missile weapon, the deadly longbow made possible the English victories at Crecy and Poitiers at the height of the Hundred Years' War.
This hands-on guide explains no-nonsense techniques on how to develop a well-balanced and well-planned food plot and deer management program that will enhance your deer hunting success tenfold.
Another addition to the Shooters Bible collection, Shooters Bible Guide to the Hunting Rifle and Its Ammunition will educate anyone interested in hunting rifles.
Shooter's Bible, for generations the most trusted source of detailed information on firearms, offers gun enthusiasts a full-color guide to everything they need to know about cartridgesHave you ever wondered which cartridge was appropriate for your gun or a friend's gun?
This book traces the evolution of the Browning Automatic Rifle from the Model of 1918, first to face combat in World War I, through its various configurations in all arenas of combat all the way to the present-day1918 A3 SLR developed and manufactured by Ohio Ordnance Works.
Ideal for fans of buck knives, razor blade knives, elephant knives, and other knivesOne of many reputable Shooters Bible booksThorough resource for all of the listings and current trends in the knife market, including new manufacturers and metalsThe Shooters Bible Guide to Knives contains everything you need to know about owning, maintaining, and buying all kinds of knives.
Japanese swords, particularly those wielded by famous samurai warriors, hold a continuing fascination for collectors of fine arts and historical military weapons.
Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination.
To take the most impressive whitetail bucks, and to bring them in consistently, a hunter has to know his weapons, the woods and, most of all, his quarry.
Tracing the history and development of gun-making in Birmingham, England--for many years a center of the world's firearms industry--this book covers innovations in design and manufacture of both military and sporting arms from 1660 through 1960.
The development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armour from the European battlefield saw a decline in the use of the cavalry lance in early modern warfare.
The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy - made into the BAFTA award-winning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking background' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Finely recorded.
Meticulously researched, this book examines the evidence for the post-Roman military forces of France and Britain during the 'Dark Ages', reconstructing their way of life and the battles they fought in compelling detail.
Meticulously researched, this book examines the evidence for the post-Roman military forces of France and Britain during the 'Dark Ages', reconstructing their way of life and the battles they fought in compelling detail.