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Warrior : a visual history of the fighting man / R. G. Grant

By: New York : DK Publishing, c2010 copyright 2010Edition: First American editionDescription: 360 pages : illustrated (some colored) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780756665418
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.009 .G762 2010
Summary: "From the ancient Greek hoplite through the medieval knight to today's special forces, this powerful book relates the drama of warfare from the perspective of the people who have taken part - behind the lines and amid the visceral experience of battle. With revealing accounts of a soldier's training, tactics and combat techniques and detailed photographs of uniforms, weapons and personal effects, Warrior is a remarkable visual chronicle of the reality of what it is to be a soldier." --Provided by publisher.
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Includes index

"From the ancient Greek hoplite through the medieval knight to today's special forces, this powerful book relates the drama of warfare from the perspective of the people who have taken part - behind the lines and amid the visceral experience of battle.
With revealing accounts of a soldier's training, tactics and combat techniques and detailed photographs of uniforms, weapons and personal effects, Warrior is a remarkable visual chronicle of the reality of what it is to be a soldier." --Provided by publisher.

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