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Title: The Archaeology of Weapons : Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry by R. Ewart Oakeshott ISBN: 0-486-29288-6 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 18 October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very nice, but confussing
Comment: I found that this book serves the purpose I bought it for to its best. However, the author seems to wander off at times, following his line of thought towards other directions from those he's pursuing, fact which can become tiring. Also, if you're looking for illustrations this book is definitely not for you. The content is very interesting and detailed, and he covers many subjects, although he says his main interest is the Medieval Era. I recommend it, but it would be best if read in conjunction with another book with more illustrations and less historical fact.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Dark Ages Made Clearer
Comment: Ewart Oakeshott is one of those rarest of wonders, a historian who captures the imagination and holds one's attention. Critics have said that as an authority on swords he is not a god. Of course not! Like any decent scholar, he names his sources so that his facts can be taken in context and noted along with other reference works. It is just this accessibility and the down-to-earth quality of his prose that has endeared him to history buffs, weapons enthusiasts and the average reader alike for decades. It has been nearly twenty years since I first picked up "Dark Age Warrior" and his engaging style speaks to us as clearly as ever.
Rating: 4
Summary: Easy Reading Doesn't Mean Light on Research
Comment: I was actually prepared to take a negative view of this book, but Oakeshott's relaxed but enthusiastic and well-informed book won me over. This subject is obviously the love of his intellectual life, and he has compiled a wonderful study of the development of swords, often being able to match those in art to surviving bits, and the rest of weaponry by the by. He discusses techniques of use with good sense and practical experiments. Also, he is one of the few authors to mention that the Vikings were adept at riding and fighting, by his choice of quotes, and explaining the term Riddaraskap.
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Title: The Book of the Sword by Sir Richard F. Burton ISBN: 0486254348 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Knight and His Weapons by R. Ewart Oakeshott, Ewart Oakeshott ISBN: 0802312993 Publisher: Dufour Editions Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: An Historical Guide to Arms & Armor by Stephen Bull, Tony North ISBN: 0816026203 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: A Knight and His Armor by R. Ewart Oakeshott, Ewart Oakeshott ISBN: 0802313299 Publisher: Dufour Editions Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Records of the Medieval Sword by Ewart Oakeshott ISBN: 0851155669 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Pub. Date: 25 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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