By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leader[...]

This title presents a detailed account of the development of swords, sabres, spears and lances illustrated with over 230 photographs and images. It provides a fascinating history of edged weapons, written by a leading antique sword expert and lavishly illustrated with over 230 images. It includes in[...]

This is the first book in English to provide a fully illustrated guide to the use of polearms ranging from the earliest halberds and spears reaching Japan from the Asian mainland to the sophisticated naginata, nagamaki and various forms of yari used by the Japanese samurai through the medieval perio[...]

Sam and Shawn Stronghand aren't your ordinary kids. The fact that they're twins is only part of what separates them from the crowd. They're fanatical about the blackest of black metal. They're orphans. And, oh, they're also two halves of one fractured soul - one that used to belong to one of the fie[...]