War Bows - Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi Loades MikePevná vazba
War Bows - Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi Loades MikePevná vazba War bows dominated battlefields across the world for centuries. The composite bow was a versatile and…
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War Bows - Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi Loades MikePevná vazba
War bows dominated battlefields across the world for centuries. The composite bow was a versatile and devastatingly effective weapon, used on foot, from chariots, and on horseback for over a thousand years by cultures as diverse as the Hittites, the Romans, the Mongols, and the Ottoman Turks. In their various forms, they allowed trained archers to take down even well-armored targets from great distances, and played a key role in some of the most famous battles in human history.
The Middle Ages saw a clash between the iconic longbow and the more technologically sophisticated crossbow, most famously during the Hundred Years War, while in Japan, the samurai used the yumi bow to deadly effect, unleashing bursts of arrows from their galloping steeds.Historical weapons expert Mike Loades reveals the full history of these four iconic weapons that changed the nature of