Brassey's Book of Body Armor

by Woosnam Savage, Robert C.

• ISBN13: 9781574884654
• ISBN10: 1574884654
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

Since humans first ventured into battle, they have sought ways to protect themselves against their enemy's weapons. This search for protection led to the development of helmets, breastplates, shields, and close-fitting protectors for limbs. With advancements in technology and weaponry, body armor has evolved from the tunics of chain mail to the use of tough, lightweight materials that stop bullets and protect against toxic weapons and radiation. Brassey's Book of Body Armoris an informative military history that documents the use and development of armor throughout the ages.

Table of Contents

4000 BC TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE
What is Armor?	10	(2)
The Egyptians - 3000 BC to 1200 BC	12	(4)
Sumer - 2500 BC	16	(4)
Anatolia and the Mediterranean - 1500 BC to 1200 BC	20	(2)
Assyria - 1400 BC to 600 BC	22	(2)
Mycenae - 1400 BC	24	(2)
Europe - 1500 BC to 100 BC	26	(2)
Greece - 1000 BC to 300 BC	28	(2)
Scythia - 700 BC to 200 BC	30	(1)
Etruscans - 700 BC to 200 BC	31	(1)
China - from 2000 BC	32	(2)
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Rome - 753 BC to AD 456	34	(4)
Armors of the Gladiators	38	(2)
THE DARK AGES
Celtic Europe - 100 BC	40	(1)
Europe - AD 500 to 1066	40	(4)
THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Normans - 1066 to 1099	44	(2)
Europe - 1100 to 1199	46	(4)
Europe - 1200 to 1299	50	(2)
THE LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Europe - 1300 to 1399	52	(8)
Europe - 1400 to 1499	60	(4)
Naming the Parts	64	(5)
West Highlands of Scotland - 1400 to 1600	69	(1)
The Weight and Cost of Armor	70	(2)
Europe - 1500 to 1600	72	(4)
England - 1511 to 1600	76	(4)
Tournaments	80	(6)
Armor Production Centers	86	(2)
EUROPE IN TURMOIL
Europe - 1600 to 1700	88	(4)
WORLDWIDE ARMORS
Japan - 5th Century to 1800	92	(4)
The Americas - 1500 to 1800	96	(2)
The Near East, Central and South Asia	98	(2)
Oceania	100	(1)
Mongolia	100	(2)
Africa	102	(2)
WARS AND REVOLUTIONS
Europe - 1700 to 1914	104	(8)
THE FIRST WORLD WAR
The First World War	112	(14)
BETWEEN THE WARS
Between the Wars	126	(2)
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
The Second World War	128	(8)
GAS WARFARE
Gas Warfare	136	(2)
FULL CIRCLE
1945 to the Present Day	138	(14)
Appendix	152	(1)
Bibliography	153	(3)
Index	156	(4)
Where to See Armor	160