Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe (Pocket)
avBert S. Hall
ISBN: 9780801869945 - UTGIVEN: 2001-12Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology [...]
A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder (Pocket)
avJ. R. Partington, Bert S. (INT) Hall, J. R. Partington
ISBN: 9780801859540 - UTGIVEN: 1998-10For nearly 600 years, from the battles of the early fourteenth century to the dropping of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, firearms derived from gunpowder and other chemicals defined the frightful extent of war. The apparatus and materials used in World War I would have been familiar to our remote ance[...]
The International Boxing Hall of Fame's Basic Boxing Skills (Pocket)
avFloyd Patterson, Bert Randolph Sugar, Floyd Patterson
ISBN: 9781602390201 - UTGIVEN: 2007-05For all boxers and fans, this step-by-step guide to successful boxing by a two-time World Heavyweight Champion will be educational and entertaining. Floyd Patterson set out to "pass along to you what I've learned, to unlock some of the secrets of the greatest sport in the world." He succeeded, creat[...]
