Secrets of the English War Bow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Secrets of the English War Bow write by Hugh David H. Soar. This book was released on 2006. Secrets of the English War Bow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Complete Recreation of the Deadliest Medieval Arm Dominating medieval battlefields for more than two centuries but requiring long and arduous practice to command, the English war bow and its battle shaft are the symbols of the rise of British power in Europe. Despite being crafted for hundreds of years and wielded by generations of archers, no example of the war bow--the military version of the longbow--exists, outside of a single broken limb. Now for the first time, expert craftsmen use all available evidence including applied archaeology to unlock the secrets of the English war bow. Historian Hugh D. H. Soar is joined by Mark Stretton, master blacksmith, and Joseph Gibbs, bowyer, in order to demonstrate how a war bow and its associated arrow heads and shafts may have been constructed and used. In addition to showing the complete manufacture of a bow from tree selection to stringing and how specialized arrowheads were forged and attached to shafts, Secrets of the English War Bow provides information on the actual performance of the war bow, including the bow's effectiveness against various materials and, for the first time, its use against moving targets, since bows were often drawn against mounted soldiers. Armed with this new information, Soar provides an analysis of both successes and failures of the war bow in several important battles. Illustrated in color and black and white, Secrets of the English War Bow provides an invaluable service for those interested in medieval military history, archery, and technology.
Secrets of the English War Bow
Secrets of the English War Bow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Secrets of the English War Bow write by . This book was released on 2011. Secrets of the English War Bow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
How to Shoot the Longbow
How to Shoot the Longbow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Shoot the Longbow write by Hugh D. H. Soar. This book was released on 2015. How to Shoot the Longbow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Leading Expert on Traditional Archery Offers Insight Into How the Longbow Was Drawn from Medieval Sources to Modern Recreations "Soar's book [The Crooked Stick] is indispensible."--Bernard Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author Relying on more than fifty years' experience in archery, historian Hugh D. H. Soar reflects on how the longbow was drawn and shot across the centuries through examining the design of the bow and early literature about the bow, combined with his and his colleagues' applied knowledge using replica bows. No complete medieval longbow has survived, but those found aboard the Tudor warship Mary Rose provide the best archaeological evidence to the possible construction of the medieval bow. Contemporary treatises written about the proper manner of shooting the bow, together with the resurgence in interest and construction of replica bows beginning in the late sixteenth century that form part of the author's collection provide the basis for this work. How to Shoot the Longbow: A Guide from Historical and Applied Sources is a fascinating and practical look at the use of a legendary invention.
The Crooked Stick
The Crooked Stick - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Crooked Stick write by Hugh D. H. Soar. This book was released on 2009. The Crooked Stick available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although the longbow may best be known for its deployment during the Hundred Years' War, its origins lie with ancient Saxon seafighters and Welsh craftsmen. This book presents the story of this weapon. It describes the bow's use in medieval hunts and associated customs, and follows the weapon's development and tactical deployment.
Straight and True
Straight and True - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Straight and True write by Hugh D. H. Soar. This book was released on 2012. Straight and True available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The arrow, essentially a specialized spear, is among the most ancient human inventions and can be found in cultures throughout the world. In Straight and True: A Select History of the Arrow, Hugh D. H. Soar describes the transition from hand-thrown spear to bow-launched arrow and then follows the arrow's developments in cultures around the world and across time. Relying on his considerable knowledge accumulated through decades of research, the author provides the reader with an appreciation for a humble device that, coupled with the bow, changed the history of the world.
