The Illustrated Directory Swords & Sabres: A visual encyclopedia of edged weapons, including swords, sabres, pikes, polearms and lances, with over 550 photographs

by Harvey J.S. Withers

A comprehensive guide to edged weapons, from early stone age flint hand axes to the swords of World War I

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 2011

Reviews

[Jeff]

Fascinating pictorial of sword & pole arm evolution across cultures and purposes. Well worth an afternoon perusal!

[Julie Bates]

I found this to be a very useful reference for my writing. It provides a useful time frame for each weapon as well as where and in what context it was used.