A history of weapons : crossbows, catapults, shurikens, tomahawks, and lots of other things that can seriously mess you up / by John O'Bryan.

By:

O'Bryan, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2013.Description: p. cmISBN:

9781452110547 (alk. paper)
1452110549 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Military weapons -- History -- Miscellanea

DDC classification:

623.4/4109 23

LOC classification:

U800 .O355 2013

Summary: One day a prehistoric guy picked up a rock and threw it at something. And the history of weapons began. Comedy writer and weapon nerd John O'Bryan relays the freaky highlights of man's centuries-old obsession with weaponry. He hilariously explains the mace, the morning star, and the man catcher, while conveying factual information about each weapon: its history, uses, and badass potential. Flipping through history's highlights, readers will learn about Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and the peaceful Shaolin monks. This ultimate compendium of awesome weapons delivers all the surprisingly true details sure to impress anybody who's ever made a gun with their fingers and said, PEW-PEW-PEW!

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Pop-Up Library Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	623.44 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		a00654865

One day a prehistoric guy picked up a rock and threw it at something. And the history of weapons began. Comedy writer and weapon nerd John O'Bryan relays the freaky highlights of man's centuries-old obsession with weaponry. He hilariously explains the mace, the morning star, and the man catcher, while conveying factual information about each weapon: its history, uses, and badass potential. Flipping through history's highlights, readers will learn about Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and the peaceful Shaolin monks. This ultimate compendium of awesome weapons delivers all the surprisingly true details sure to impress anybody who's ever made a gun with their fingers and said, PEW-PEW-PEW!

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