Detailed, scholarly survey of defensive armour used in the Middle East and Asia — from the scale armour of ancient Egypt to Japanese "modern" armour of the 19th century. Over 300 line illustrations and over 100 photos depict armour of Persia, Turkey, India, China, Ceylon, the Philippines, Korea, Tibet, and other regions.
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Lending new life and audiences to the topic,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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Students of early arms and armour and Oriental history in general will find Oriental Armour to be a fascinating guide which gathers together scattered data to present a coverage of early Oriental helmets, shields, and armor. Oriental Armour republishes a work that originally appeared in 1967, lending new life and audiences to the topic.
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The best introductory guide to oriental armour,
By danny boy "dbswongv" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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Great text enlivened by equally great illustrations, pictures and drawings. There may be more specialist books but this is simply the best and most comprehensive guide and survey to gaining an introduction to oriental armour.
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Amazing!,
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This book is great! It tells you everyhing about Armour in the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Phillipines, and more since the first armours available. I highly recommend it for history majors concentrating in ancient history. I like it.
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