Warrior: A Visual History of the Fighting Man
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0756665418 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Rich and Deadly" according to Paul Harmon. This is a three in one review on the truly splendid books, Warrior, Weapon, and Battle. Or more formally: Warrior, A visual History of the Fighting Man. Weapon, A visual History of Arms and Armor. Battle, A visual Journey through 5000 Years of Combat.They can be reviewed together because of . It fell apart 2 weeks after I bought it I'm giving this two stars because of the terrible binding. The cheap glue binding disintegrated a couple of weeks after I bought it and all of the pages are loose now.I'm not giving it one star because it's actually a pretty interesting book, even as unbound pages.. Great book, but mainly focused on the UK bburnsbell I collect all kinds of reading material on warfare, weapons, battle, etc. This book is a great overview of the history of the warrior. If you are from the US you will notice very little mention of the American soldier, being that the author is British as well as the publishing company. That
Reg Grant has written on the American Revolution, World War I and World War II, and is the author of DK's Battle and Flight: 100 years of aviation. . He lives in South London
The third in a series of illustrated military history books, following the highly successful Battle and Weapon, Warrior features vivid accounts of daily life, training, and tactics of the ordinary fighting man. Grant is a history writer who has published more than 20 books, including titles on the Revolutionary War, World War I and II, and the Vietnam War. Focusing on the frontline soldiers who fought for their tribes, their cities, their overlords and their countries-from the Ancient Greeks who repelled the invading Persians in the 5th century to the US Marines in action in Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf, this visual history paints a compelling portrait of the frontline soldier through 2,500 years of history. He's also the author of DK's Battle, Weapon, an
-- Library JournalWe are how we fight: Browse the uniforms, weapons, barracks and tactics in this 'visual history of the fighting man' and you'll see just how far Kevlar-clad, GPS-guided troops have come. -- Men's Health. The first thing to note is that this is a beautiful book, with illustrations on every page; most are in color, and many are spectacular