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Buch (Softcover): Fachbuch
The Evolution Of Body Armour
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Verlag:
Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35050357
EAN: 9798187798742
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Di, 08.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 24.50
Beschreibung
The Evolution of Body Armour. traces over 3,500 years of human innovation in personal protection, exploring how advances in weapons continuously forced armour to evolve in response. From the bronze cuirasses of ancient Greece to the ceramic plates and Kevlar vests worn by today's soldiers and police officers, the book explains the engineering, materials science, and battlefield realities that shaped every major development in protective equipment. The journey begins with the earliest forms of armour made from hide, wood, bronze, and leather before examining the rise of mail, Roman segmented armour, lamellar, scale armour, and the highly refined plate armour of medieval Europe. It shows how different civilizations-including the Romans, Persians, Japanese, Chinese, Mamluks, Aztecs, and Vikings-often arrived at remarkably similar engineering solutions despite developing independently.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Dennis Brooks
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 152