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Title: European weapons and armour: From the Renaissance to the industrial revolution by R. Ewart Oakeshott ISBN: 0-917714-27-X Publisher: Beinfeld Pub Pub. Date: 1980 Format: Unknown Binding List Price(USD): $189.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Overwhelmingly detailed
Comment: Overwhelmingly detailed for the average reader looking for some introductory information about European weaponry. Great wealth of references for the advanced researcher. I only hope that the drawings were much more detailed and the photographs in color. I wish someone (maybe the publisher) decides to make an updated edition with color photography and a much modern, reader-friendly, layout

Rating: 5
Summary: an absolute must-have for the budding hoplologist
Comment: I got this book thinking it would be a good reference for arms and armor of the High Middle Ages and Renaissance time periods, and it most certainly delivered on that expectation. But it is so much more! The writing is fabulous, I ended up reading this book chapter by chapter (jumping around a bit). Ewart Oakeshott's passion for history and medieval armaments is very apparent in his writing, and he has created a truly beautiful book here. Bear in mind though, this book is directed at a very specific time period with a specific perspective (focusing on the development of arms and armor of the noblesse and professional military men), which means it's not for everyone...