Armor was the military answer to arms - until the invention of gunpowder and hand firearms made it ineffective as a form of personal protection in battle. But armor had met and survived many previous improvements in the design of weapons, and the story of its gradual evolution in response to constant challenge in the story of this book. Illustrated.
- Series: Pleasures and treasures
- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969
- Language: English
- ConditionL Good/very good
