History of Weapons
Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up
Published on 23. April 2013
192 pages
978-1-4521-2420-9 (ISBN)
Description
One day a prehistoric guy picked up a rock and threw it at something. And the history of weapons began. Comedy writer and weapon nerd John O'Bryan relays the freaky highlights of man's centuries-old obsession with weaponry. He hilariously explains the mace, the morning star, and the man catcher, while conveying factual information about each weapon: its history, uses, and badass potential. Looking through history's highlights, readers will learn about Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and the "peaceful" Shaolin monks. This ultimate compendium of awesome weapons delivers all the surprisingly true details sure to impress anybody who's ever made a gun with their fingers and said, "PEW-PEW-PEW!"
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John O'Bryan has written for Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender and Disney XD's Motorcity. He lives in Los Angeles.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The First Weapons
- Chapter 2. It's So Much Easier to Kill People With Metal
- Chapter 3. Ancient Chinese Secrets
- Chapter 4. Hemlock & Sodomy (Party With The Greeks)
- Chapter 5. The Romans: Sick Fucks
- Chapter 6. . . . And You Thought Buddhists Couldn't Fight
- Chapter 7. Barbarians, Byzantines & Beowulf: Europe's Dark Ages
- Chapter 8. Asia Blows Up
- Chapter 9. Japanese Beef: Samurai vs. Ninja
- Chapter 10. Ew! What's That Boil On Europe's Neck?!
- Chapter 11. Meanwhile, In the Rest Of the World . . .
- Chapter 12. The Age of Discovery: "I Just Discovered How to Blow Your Head Off!"
- Chapter 13. Fakirs, Thugs & Headhunters
- Chapter 14. 'Merica! Eating Possum & Shitting Freedom
- Index
- About the Author
