Author: Gerald B Gardner
Publisher: Orchid Press
ISBN: 9789745242326
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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A new edition of a classic on Malay weaponry and war, originally published in 1936 in an extremely limited printing now virtually impossible to find. In addition to his work in description and classification of all sorts of Malay weaponry, Gardner spent significant effort in discussions on the origin of the keris (or kris) and its close association with occult beliefs among Malays, an interest of Gardner's which was to have a huge effect on him, later in life. Following his retirement from the British Civil Service in Malaya, not long after the original publication of this book, Gardner returned to the UK, where he focussed his interests on magic and witchcraft, his writings and efforts eventually serving to revive the tradition. Garner is considered by many to be the 'Father of the Wicca Movement'. This book will be of interest to all who wish to understand the timeless link between weaponry and warfare, superstition and magic, in the greater Malay world.
Author: G. B. Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780854099443
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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A treatise on Malay weaponry, particularly on the kris, the storied Malay short sword said to possess magical qualities.
Author: Gerald B. Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789748304298
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A treatise on Malay weaponry, particularly on the kris, the storied Malay short sword said to possess magical qualities.
Author: G. B. Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Author: Robert Cato
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Author: Teren Sevea
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108477186
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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Sevea reveals a universe of miracle-workers in Islamic Malaya, connecting the supernatural to material life, socioeconomic activities and production.
Author: G. B. Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arms and armor, Malayan
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Author: G. B. Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789833221974
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Author: Daniel M. Sivilich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806151588
Category : Bullets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification: A Guide traces the history of musket balls and small shot, and explores their uses as lethal projectiles and in nonlethal alterations. Sivilich asks--and answers--a variety of questions to demonstrate how a musket ball found in a military context can help to interpret the site: Was it fired? What did it hit? What type of gun is it associated with? Has it been chewed, and if so, by whom or what? Was it hammered into gaming pieces?
Author: Mike Loades
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472825527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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A fascinating and lively history of four bows that changed warfare – the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow and the Japanese bow, the yumi – by a world-renowned expert. War bows dominated battlefields across the world for centuries. In their various forms, they allowed trained archers to take down even well-armoured targets from great distances, and played a key role in some of the most famous battles in human history. The composite bow was a versatile and devastatingly effective weapon, on foot, from chariots and on horseback for over a thousand years, used by cultures as diverse as the Hittites, the Romans, the Mongols and the Ottoman Turks. The Middle Ages saw a clash between the iconic longbow and the more technologically sophisticated crossbow, most famously during the Hundred Years War, while in Japan, the samurai used the yumi to deadly effect, unleashing bursts of arrows from their galloping steeds. Historical weapons expert Mike Loades reveals the full history of these four iconic weapons that changed the nature of warfare. Complete with modern ballistics testing, action recreations of what it is like to fire each bow and a critical analysis of the technology and tactics associated with each bow, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in ancient arms.
