War Bows
War bows were a mainstay of armies throughout the world from the earliest recorded battles over 3,000 years ago to the 16th Century, when firearms finally came of age. The bow gave combatants the ability to fight at distance, and it played an important role in some of the most famous battles in human history.
War Bows is a fascinating study looking at four of the world's most renowned war-bow types – the iconic medieval longbow, the horn-and-sinew composite bows, the crossbow, and the yumi of the Samurai.
