Fix Bayonets!
$71.33
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2015
Summary
The bayonet is an essential item of a soldier’s kit even on today’s modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines the origins of this humble weapon and the ‘cult of the bayonet’ as espoused by the Russian General Alexander Suvorov who asserted that “The bullet misses, the bayonet does not”.
The first bayonets appeared in France in the early 17th century and soon they were being used by every army in Europe. The author examines the spread of this simple weapon and how it led to fundam…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781593363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781593361 |
| Author: | John Norris |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 638g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 172mm |
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About The Author
John Norris
John Norris is a freelance military historian who writes regular monthly columns for several specialist titles, ranging from vehicle profiles to re-enactment events. He has written fifteen books on various military historical subjects, most recently Marching to the Drums (The History Press, April 2012) and Trucks and Tanks of WW II (due Sep 2012, also for The History Press).
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