Longbow: A Social and Military History

Patrick Stephens, 1997. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Third edition, reprint. Dustjacket is missing. Noticeable staining to front board, lesser so to rear, surface inedntations and markings. "Damaged" stamp to endpapers. Contents remain clean bright and unmarked. This excellent book gives a comprehensive history of the longbow. It covers the development of the bow and arrow from its humble beginnings to the heyday of the longbow and the famous battles with the French and at home in the Wars of the Roses. It explains many technical aspects, such as why yew is such a good material for bow-making, the various stages of making a longbow and how arrow points developed to penetrate chain mail and armour. Robert Hardy describes the raising of the Mary Rose, the discovery of so many longbows on board and how those bows were tested. In short the author proves himself to be extremely knowledeable, passionate and willing to impart the information that he must have worked so diligently to obtain. Reader review) 244 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: dscf8259. .