A vivid and exciting exploration of the bow and arrow as weapons of war.

This carefully researched history traces the longbow from its earliest beginnings to its present-day status.

A Complete Recreation of the Deadliest Medieval Arm Dominating medieval battlefields for more than two centuries but requiring long and arduous practice to comm

A fascinating and lively history of four bows that changed warfare – the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow and the Japanese bow, the yumi – by a worl

Presents a study of the traditional longbow's impact on history and uses manuscripts, printed sources, and archaeological evidence to discuss the bow's strong l