Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783 [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Harold L. Peterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2000

Well-written, carefully documented work, considered the best single-volume survey of the subject, covers two and a half centuries of firearms, ammunition, edged weapons, and armor and presents a vital picture of military life in early America. Over 300 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged edition (December 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048641244X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486412443
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,153,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic reference source, November 30, 2001

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Peter Stines (Anahuac, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783 (Paperback)

Students of period weaponry will already be familier with the late Harold Peterson's works. Those who are new to the subject are in for a treat ! Relying on period documents, artifacts from archaelogical digs and pieces from private collections, Peterson's book does an exceptional job of presenting the evolution of crossbows, daggers, polearms, firearms and their related equipment in chronological order. Most of the items depicted are those used by the common people, soldiers, Indians, pirates and rogues. I only wish there were glossy color photo's and measurements. Reenactors, artists, museum curators, collectors and even the casual reader will find this work to be extremely helpful. Even though this book was published several decades ago, the information is still reliable.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great research, February 11, 2011

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T. Welch (albany, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783 (Paperback)

This is a very throe research about weapons and armor in colonial America. The author looked deep into past records to find the information the book talks about. Instead of guess work he has specific accounts and lists of the types of armor and weapons used. A very good resource, the pictures were cool too!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Book for Reference, March 2, 2008

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Trent Rock (Goleta, CA (The 805)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783 (Paperback)

This book would be great if you wanted to build an old gun...It is packed with gun mechanism diagrams....It is sorta weak in the edged weapons wection I thought...He doesn't do a really great job of describing some of the items....Better diagrams would have helped...The armor section is pretty nice if you are into that stuff...But..Hey..I learned what a halberd is!!!