Full name: Knives and Swords: A Visual History

Author: Chris McNab Year: 2010 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Reference, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780756656461 075665646X

Knives and Swords is a highly visual gift book for anyone with an interest in the history of swords and other edged weapons. Split into five main chapters arranged by type, the book showcases more than 300 different weapons including swords, knives, daggers, bayonets, axes, and staff weapons in a catalog-style format. But the book offers far more than this. To help place the weapons in their historical context, the book includes special features on key warriors, from crusader knights to US Marines, and their signature weapons. Spotlight spreads provide an in-depth analysis of a selection of the most historically significant bladed weapons, such as the Renaissance stiletto or the Native American tomahawk. And in addition to chapters covering conventional weapons of war, there are also sections devoted to ceremonial weapons, from sacrificial knives to presentation daggers, and blades developed for specialist roles, such as hunting knives and firearm combination blades. Similar books: A History of the World in 100 Weapons by Chris McNab The Roman Army by Chris McNab Our Marvelous Native Tongue by Robert Claiborne Hitler's Elite by Chris McNab Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer Dead Wake by Erik Larson The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson The Savage Garden, Revised by Peter D'Amato Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. Ashley The History of Jihad by Robert Spencer Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck The History of Surfing by Matt Warshaw Washington's Immortals by Patrick K. O'Donnell Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga American Gun by Chris Kyle Mythos by Stephen Fry