<DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This richly illustrated book provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it. From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Agincourt, see in detail how the weapons and fighting tactics of archers, artillerymen, bowmen, knights, and even peasants developed over the centuries.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">-Chapters cover mounted knights, foot soldiers, missile troops, and siege weapons and techniques.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">- More than 300 color images and maps depict weapons, armor, equipment, and fighting tactics.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">- Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate combat skills?including how to fire a longbow, fight with a sword and a buckler, attack with a lance, defend with a pole axe, and many other techniques.</P></DIV></DIV>