Loades Mike (155 results)

Condition: Very Good. THAMES & HUDSON. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). First Edition. Lightly worn copy has remainder mark to lower page edges.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6.

Condition: New. Dennis, Peter (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Exploring the enduring partnership between humans and dogs, Mike Loades shares his experience handling various breeds as they engage in traditional tasks around the world, such as mushing with a team of Huskies, driving carriages with Dalmatians and flying falcons with Spaniels. Each encounter is framed within its historical context and supported with breeding facts and photographs of working canines.

Paperback. Condition: New. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs and Chinese. Offering high power and portability, the composite bow was an ideal cavalry weapon, though it was also used by infantry in open battle and as a siege weapon. In this important study, an expert on Eastern military technology tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware; how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it. He explains why the composite bow achieved such stunning successes and how it endured as a weapon of choice for thousands of years.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Binding is tight and square. Dj shows trivial rubbing. P.o. bookplate sticker on the first page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. DJ is covered in a clear protective wrapper. Contains black & white and colour illustrations. This is a heavy book so additional shipping will be required for sales abroad. Seller Ref: M21050.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Adam Des Forges (illustrator). 1st Edition. 2012, reprint. Quarto. xvii, 494pp. Illustrated. Publisher's binding, square and tight. In the printed dust jacket, a hint of shelf-wear. Generally clean and bright. Neat former owner name and date to corner of end paper. Otherwise clean within. A 'Fine' copy.

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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back, jade green end papers. 8vo. 10'' x 7''. Contains (xvii)-i, 333 pp with monochrome illustrations and colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £30.00. Unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. DOGS (Pedigree Pets).

Softcover. Condition: New. Osprey Weapon - Assorted Crossbow, The (MINT/New)Manufacturer: OspreyProduct Line: Weapon - AssortedType: SoftcoverCode: OSPWEAP061Copyright Date: 2018Author: Mike LoadesPage Count: 80Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is MINT/New. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. The study of bow designs, trigger mechanisms, and spanning devices reveals a tale of considerable mechanical ingenuity; advances that produced a battlefield weapon requiring comparatively little training to use. In this study, acknowledged weaponry expert Mike Loades traces the origins, development, combat record, and lasting legacy of the crossbow, the formidable projectile weapon that played a key role in a host of battles and sieges across Europe and Asia.

Softcover. Condition: New. Osprey Weapon - Assorted Longbow, The (MINT/New)Manufacturer: OspreyProduct Line: Weapon - AssortedType: SoftcoverCode: OSPWEAP030Copyright Date: 2013Author: Mike LoadesPage Count: 80Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is MINT/New. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:An iconic medieval missile weapon, the deadly longbow made possible the English victories at Crecy and Poitiers at the height of the Hundred Yearsâ War. The longbow was the weapon at the heart of the English military ascendancy in the century after 1340. Capable of subjecting the enemy to a hail of deadly projectiles, the longbow in the hands of massed archers made possible the extraordinary victories enjoyed by English forces over superior numbers at Crécy and Poitiers, and remained a key battlefield weapon throughout the Wars of the Roses and beyond. It also played a leading role in raiding, siege and naval warfare. Its influence and use spread to the armies of Burgundy, Scotland and other powers, and its reputation as a cost-effective and easily produced weapon led to calls for its widespread adoption among the nascent armies of the American Republic as late as the 1770s.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Osprey General Military - Assorted War Bows (MINT/New)Manufacturer: OspreyProduct Line: General Military - AssortedType: HardcoverCode: OSPGM284WBCopyright Date: 2019Author: Mike LoadesPage Count: 312Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is MINT/New. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:War bows dominated battlefields across the world for centuries. In their various forms, they allowed trained archers to take down even well-armored targets from great distances, and played a key role in some of the most famous battles in human history. The composite bow was a versatile and devastatingly effective weapon, on foot, from chariots and on horseback for over a thousand years, used by cultures as diverse as the Hittites, the Romans, the Mongols and the Ottoman Turks. The Middle Ages saw a clash between the iconic longbow and the more technologically sophisticated crossbow, most famously during the Hundred Years War, while in Japan, the samurai used the Yumi to deadly effect, unleashing bursts of arrows from their galloping steeds.Historical weapons expert Mike Loades reveals the full history of these four iconic weapons that changed the nature of warfare. Complete with modern ballistics testing, action recreations of what it is like to fire each bow and a critical analysis of the technology and tactics associated with each bow, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in ancient arms.CONTENTSIntroductionCHAPTER I: THE LONGBOWDevelopment: The longbow's genesis and productionUse: At full drawImpact: Assessing the longbowCHAPTER II: THE CROSSBOWDevelopment: Lock, stock and lathUse: Steady, steady, steady: shootImpact: Bolts from the blueCHAPTER III: THE COMPOSITE BOWDevelopment: Engineering the optimal bowUse: Archery - a very martial artImpact: Different bows for different blowsCHAPTER IV: THE JAPANESE YUMIDevelopment: The asymmetric bowUse: The Way of the Bow and the HorseImpact: The sting of the samuraiConclusionAcknowledgementsBibliography.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo 80pp., col. & b/w pls., diags., glossary, bibliog., index, Osprey Weapon series. Inc. account of its use at Crecy & Poitiers.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.8.

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition (number starts with "2"). Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 312 pps.

Mike Loades (illustrator). 1 Language: English. Run time: 96 minutes. Originally released: 1992. This unique video training aid teaches you how to fight in the renaissance style-with a Rapier and a Dagger. It also chronicles the advent of the civilian duel and looks at its different styles, including twelve lavishly costumed fights from a variety of periods, all in magnificent settings.This training programme has been devised for you by Mike Loades, a fight arranger and historical advisor, who has been teaching period fighting skills to actors for over ten years. He is currently combat master at seven London Drama Schools (as of 1992) and is acknowledged as a leading expert in his field. 96 minutes. NTSC. Very good in very good packaging.