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A01=Joseph Gibbs
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arrow storm
arrowheads
Author_Hugh David Hewitt Soar
Author_Joseph Gibbs
Author_Mark Stretton
Battle of Agincourt
Bodkin
Bow battle shaft
bow hunting
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IMPN=Westholme Publishing
ISBN13=9781594161261
Language_English
Longbow
Longbow draw weight
Mary Rose
Medieval archery
Medieval weaponry
Military bow
PA=Available
PD=20110317
POP=Yardley
Price_€10 to €20
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Recurved bow
Subject=History
Subject=Warfare & Defence
U.S.
War bow
WMM=152
Product details
- ISBN 9781594161261
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 152 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 04 Aug 2006
- Publisher: Westholme Publishing, U.S.
- Publication City/Country: Yardley, US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Historian Hugh D. H. Soar is joined by Mark Stretton, master blacksmith, and Joseph Gibbs, bowyer, in order to demonstrate how a war bow and its associated arrow heads and shafts may have been constructed and used. In addition to showing the complete manufacture of a bow from tree selection to stringing and how specialized arrowheads were forged and attached to shafts, Secrets of the English War Bow provides information on the actual performance of the war bow, including the bow's effectiveness against various materials and, for the first time, its useagainst moving targets, since bows were often drawn against mounted soldiers. Armed with this new information, Soar provides an analysis of both successes and failures of the war bow in several important battles. Illustrated in color and black and white, Secrets of the English War Bow provides an invaluable service for those interested in medieval military history, archery, and technology.--De re Militari
Hugh D. H. Soar is author of the best-selling The Crooked Stick, also available from Westholme Publishing. Mark Stretton, a blacksmith, holds the world's record in longbow distance shooting. Joseph Gibbs is a professional bowyer.
