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A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up
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 its history, uses, and badass potential. Flipping 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!"
232 pages, Hardcover
First published April 23, 2013
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February 13, 2022
May appeal to teenage boys and those on a similar intellectual and maturity level., June 9, 2017
This review is from: A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up (Kindle Edition)
Amazon will not allow me to use the author's words in a review even if I use symbols instead of some letters. That should tell you a great deal about this book. Here is my second, and now self-censored, effort at three quotes from the book, including two chapter titles. These should tell you whether or not you want to spend money on this weak, vulgar attempt at humor.
"Chapter 5. THE ROMANS: SICK 'fornicators". The word actually used in the title also begins with f.
"Chapter 14. ’MERICA! EATING POSSUM & 'defecating' FREEDOM". The actual word used in the title begins with s.
"The name of that movie was Krull, and I didn’t give two 'defecations' about the rest of the plot." Again, the actual word used in the book begins with an s.
Add historical inaccuracies to this language, vulgarity and crude, sophomoric humor and I can not recommend this book to anyone.
This review is from: A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up (Kindle Edition)
Amazon will not allow me to use the author's words in a review even if I use symbols instead of some letters. That should tell you a great deal about this book. Here is my second, and now self-censored, effort at three quotes from the book, including two chapter titles. These should tell you whether or not you want to spend money on this weak, vulgar attempt at humor.
"Chapter 5. THE ROMANS: SICK 'fornicators". The word actually used in the title also begins with f.
"Chapter 14. ’MERICA! EATING POSSUM & 'defecating' FREEDOM". The actual word used in the title begins with s.
"The name of that movie was Krull, and I didn’t give two 'defecations' about the rest of the plot." Again, the actual word used in the book begins with an s.
Add historical inaccuracies to this language, vulgarity and crude, sophomoric humor and I can not recommend this book to anyone.
December 26, 2013
A compendium of weapons from pre-history to fairly-recent history, illustrated throughout. This book is NOT for children - more four-letter words than an episode of Hell's Kitchen. But it is for adults with a sense of humor who want to know about a broad variety of handheld weapons, not just from European history, but from the Egyptian, Chinese, African, Mesoamerican, Indian, and Native American theaters, as well. As funny as it is informative, I especially recommend it for RPG geeks who don't take themselves too seriously. Douchebag nerds need not apply.
August 17, 2018
Cuốn sách rất thú vị về các loại vũ khí của nhân loại, từ thời sơ khai cho đến khi các cuộc cách mạng diễn ra (dĩ nhiên là không phải đầy đủ nhất, nhưng sơ lược khá là cụ thể) Giọng văn của tác giả rất hài dễ thương luôn, ngắn gọn dễ hiểu, mỗi 1 vũ khí chỉ ngắn gọn trong vòng 1 trang. Minh họa đẹp, giấy dày chất lượng cực đẹp, bìa cũng khỏi chê! Nói chung là một cuốn sách khá cưng và khá hay dành cho ai muốn tìm hiểu về các loại vũ khí
December 15, 2017
While the subject matter of this book was quite interesting, the humor and language used within it was juvenile and unprofessional. I knew going in that it was more than just an attempt to put together some brief descriptions of the the history of weapons, it was also an attempt to do so with included humor. The humor was written for teenagers, or at best for very immature adults. The author tries far to hard to be funny on every page, especially considering he is talking about some very interesting and engaging subject matter. I'm sure if weapons are your thing, there's a much, much better option out there on the shelves.
November 4, 2017
Wow - this was fun! Essentially, this is a catalogue of weaponry with a plenty of interesting historical facts about each featured weapon AND hilarious running commentary. Enjoyed so much more than I expected. Literally could not put it down. Warning: beware of strong language - the author does not pull his punches.
Special thanks to JP Ashman for catching my attention with his review of this book. It would have been a shame to miss it!
PS: if you are into fantasy tabletop RPGs - you WILL want to have this book on your shelf. You can thank me later
Special thanks to JP Ashman for catching my attention with his review of this book. It would have been a shame to miss it!
PS: if you are into fantasy tabletop RPGs - you WILL want to have this book on your shelf. You can thank me later
July 2, 2013
I have a fondness for sharp, pointy objects. I'm not entirely sure where this fondness comes from - one would assume, given my early history with Star Trek: The Next Generation, I would be more interested in things that go whizz-bang than with things that go whizz-thunk. I suppose this love of knives and daggers and swords is more rooted in my enjoyment of The Three Musketeers and other such swashbuckling adventures, where the use of the sword was related to an honorable fight. History proves this otherwise, of course - there is nothing romantic about war, when one studies it from a historical perspective (a proper one, of course, as there are many historians who attempt to romanticize war) - but the appeal of weapons - especially old ones - has remained with me well into adulthood.
This certainly explains the appeal of A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things That Can Seriously Mess You Up by John O'Bryan. Anything that claims it will look at the history of weapons, so after the disappointment and curious minimal amount of bloodshed in Andrzej Sapkowski's Blood of Elves, I decided it was a good time to pick up O'Bryan's work and see how he handled the history of ways and means by which humanity has attempted to murder each other.
O'Bryan has taken a historic approach, going from the very beginnings of humanity to the American Civil War, though the other chapters range across history depending on what he thinks is relevant to the weapon or war tactic being discussed. From the humble rock to Maxim Gun, O'Bryan discusses each weapon in the context of its history, advantages, disadvantages, and ease of use. In between tackling various kinds of swords, O'Bryan also discusses how those weapons were used in war, in the form of military tactics, as well as by including some of the gigantic machines of war that were used by various civilizations through the centuries. It helps, too, that O'Bryan tackles weapons not just from Western civilizations, but weapons from Africa, Asia, and Polynesia, as well. He has two chapters dedicated to the weapons of the Chinese (one exclusively for the incredible array of weapons developed by Shaolin monks), as well as an entire chapter for Japanese weaponry.
The first thing the reader will note, from the Introduction alone, is O'Bryan's writing style. Some readers might assume that, because of the cover and not-entirely-serious title, this book is suitable for children. They would be wrong: O'Bryan makes liberal use of swear words, which means this book is more appropriate for someone who is a teenager or older, as well as people of a particular temperament who do not appreciate swearing in anything they read.
Another thing the reader will find notable about O'Bryan's style is his humor - except this notability might not necessarily be a positive thing. While there are times when his humor has elicited a chuckle (or a few moments laughing to myself), there are also quite a few times when his humor might be considered questionable because of the way it makes use of women and homosexuality. It does not happen often in the course of the book (a bulk of it occurs in the chapter about the Greeks and their fighting strategies), but they are there, and they can take a reader out of the moment if said reader is sensitive to such things.
I find this aspect to be something of a pity, because for the most part, O'Bryan is capable of creating humor without having to resort to such a crude aspect of it. Take, for instance, this quote, which is about the Crusades:
"On paper, it was a solid plan. In actuality, the Christians were about to embark on the suckiest vacation in history."
I personally found that one funny, because I am fully aware of the history of the Crusades and what a fiasco they turned out to be for the Christian invaders. "Suckiest vacation in history" is a mild way of describing the Crusades, although remarkably apropos, as well.
I appreciate good snark in anything I read (and in the video games I play, and occasionally in the people I meet, when they are not doing it to be rude), and O'Bryan is quite capable of that as well. Consider this quote, describing the infamous lantern shield:
"The Renaissance may have resulted in some important cultural achievements, but it also resulted in some of the dumbest ideas to ever leak out of the human skull. One of the most absurd weapons to be forged during this period was the lantern shield--a horribly convoluted clusterfuck of a weapon."
I have mentioned several times before that I love reading about the Renaissance, but not so blindly that I cannot find humor in O'Bryan's statement about the inventions from the period. After all, not all inventors of the time had Leonardo da Vinci's genius, and indeed, it might be argued that Leonardo had some very bad ideas of his own - it's just that they are overshadowed by the many singularly good ideas that he's managed to come up with.
The format for discussing each of these weapons is interesting, as well. In all of the entries, he tackles the weapon's history, describing how it came into being and how it was used by the civilization that created it (or borrowed, as is often the case). He also uses a five-star "ease of use key" by which he ranks how easy or difficult a particular weapon would be to use, often including an explanation as to why he gave said weapon a particular ranking. He then proceeds to give a list of advantages, disadvantages, famous victims (which are not always human, as is the case with the siege engines), famous wielders, and humorous "user reviews". This is an interesting method of discussing weapons, and allows O'Bryan opportunities to exercise his humor to great effect.
The downside of this technique, though, is that his format does not permit for a very organized approach to the subject matter. His chapters, too, feel particularly scattered. The chronological approach O'Bryan takes certainly helps, but it's a loose structure at best. Of course, this lack of organization probably hardly matters, given the semi-encyclopedic, fragmentary nature of the entree themselves.
Overall, A History of Weapons is a fun, light read, quite obviously written for the average frat boy than the serious weapons scholar or enthusiast, but it nevertheless possesses its own charms - and its own perils. Though O'Bryan's humor can be questionable, and his frequent use of swearwords will not endear his writing to certain groups of people, his writing is informative (albeit significantly stripped-down), and his humor effective to a certain degree where it does not feel offensive. It depends on what one is looking for, really, and how one approaches the book. As long as one does not take it too seriously, then one will likely have fun reading it.
This certainly explains the appeal of A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things That Can Seriously Mess You Up by John O'Bryan. Anything that claims it will look at the history of weapons, so after the disappointment and curious minimal amount of bloodshed in Andrzej Sapkowski's Blood of Elves, I decided it was a good time to pick up O'Bryan's work and see how he handled the history of ways and means by which humanity has attempted to murder each other.
O'Bryan has taken a historic approach, going from the very beginnings of humanity to the American Civil War, though the other chapters range across history depending on what he thinks is relevant to the weapon or war tactic being discussed. From the humble rock to Maxim Gun, O'Bryan discusses each weapon in the context of its history, advantages, disadvantages, and ease of use. In between tackling various kinds of swords, O'Bryan also discusses how those weapons were used in war, in the form of military tactics, as well as by including some of the gigantic machines of war that were used by various civilizations through the centuries. It helps, too, that O'Bryan tackles weapons not just from Western civilizations, but weapons from Africa, Asia, and Polynesia, as well. He has two chapters dedicated to the weapons of the Chinese (one exclusively for the incredible array of weapons developed by Shaolin monks), as well as an entire chapter for Japanese weaponry.
The first thing the reader will note, from the Introduction alone, is O'Bryan's writing style. Some readers might assume that, because of the cover and not-entirely-serious title, this book is suitable for children. They would be wrong: O'Bryan makes liberal use of swear words, which means this book is more appropriate for someone who is a teenager or older, as well as people of a particular temperament who do not appreciate swearing in anything they read.
Another thing the reader will find notable about O'Bryan's style is his humor - except this notability might not necessarily be a positive thing. While there are times when his humor has elicited a chuckle (or a few moments laughing to myself), there are also quite a few times when his humor might be considered questionable because of the way it makes use of women and homosexuality. It does not happen often in the course of the book (a bulk of it occurs in the chapter about the Greeks and their fighting strategies), but they are there, and they can take a reader out of the moment if said reader is sensitive to such things.
I find this aspect to be something of a pity, because for the most part, O'Bryan is capable of creating humor without having to resort to such a crude aspect of it. Take, for instance, this quote, which is about the Crusades:
"On paper, it was a solid plan. In actuality, the Christians were about to embark on the suckiest vacation in history."
I personally found that one funny, because I am fully aware of the history of the Crusades and what a fiasco they turned out to be for the Christian invaders. "Suckiest vacation in history" is a mild way of describing the Crusades, although remarkably apropos, as well.
I appreciate good snark in anything I read (and in the video games I play, and occasionally in the people I meet, when they are not doing it to be rude), and O'Bryan is quite capable of that as well. Consider this quote, describing the infamous lantern shield:
"The Renaissance may have resulted in some important cultural achievements, but it also resulted in some of the dumbest ideas to ever leak out of the human skull. One of the most absurd weapons to be forged during this period was the lantern shield--a horribly convoluted clusterfuck of a weapon."
I have mentioned several times before that I love reading about the Renaissance, but not so blindly that I cannot find humor in O'Bryan's statement about the inventions from the period. After all, not all inventors of the time had Leonardo da Vinci's genius, and indeed, it might be argued that Leonardo had some very bad ideas of his own - it's just that they are overshadowed by the many singularly good ideas that he's managed to come up with.
The format for discussing each of these weapons is interesting, as well. In all of the entries, he tackles the weapon's history, describing how it came into being and how it was used by the civilization that created it (or borrowed, as is often the case). He also uses a five-star "ease of use key" by which he ranks how easy or difficult a particular weapon would be to use, often including an explanation as to why he gave said weapon a particular ranking. He then proceeds to give a list of advantages, disadvantages, famous victims (which are not always human, as is the case with the siege engines), famous wielders, and humorous "user reviews". This is an interesting method of discussing weapons, and allows O'Bryan opportunities to exercise his humor to great effect.
The downside of this technique, though, is that his format does not permit for a very organized approach to the subject matter. His chapters, too, feel particularly scattered. The chronological approach O'Bryan takes certainly helps, but it's a loose structure at best. Of course, this lack of organization probably hardly matters, given the semi-encyclopedic, fragmentary nature of the entree themselves.
Overall, A History of Weapons is a fun, light read, quite obviously written for the average frat boy than the serious weapons scholar or enthusiast, but it nevertheless possesses its own charms - and its own perils. Though O'Bryan's humor can be questionable, and his frequent use of swearwords will not endear his writing to certain groups of people, his writing is informative (albeit significantly stripped-down), and his humor effective to a certain degree where it does not feel offensive. It depends on what one is looking for, really, and how one approaches the book. As long as one does not take it too seriously, then one will likely have fun reading it.
August 22, 2013
Fun little coffee table book about the history of weapons. Nothing too heavy, each weapon gets a short description, some humorous passages and a picture. Good to pick up if you find a few spare minutes during the day and surprisingly extensive. The book covers a good chunk of the world and most of human history up to 1900. Note there is a fair amount of profanity so it may no be age appropriate for younger readers. Definietly a fun little book with some nice information and good wit.
December 6, 2017
Not funny enough to offset being mostly uninformative, and not informative enough to offset missing with most of its humor. An attempt at a fun read that ended up being not all that fun. Not a horrible, and with a few interesting tidbits here and there, but not something I'd recommend either for entertainment or learning.
February 11, 2022
The weapon information was interesting and not dull to read. However most of the humour style simply didn't click with me and the mistakes in the history mentioned that wasn't about how weapons worked made me have to dock it points. A shame.
March 19, 2018
Interesting material, horrid language.
January 29, 2021
I immensely enjoyed this, and you can assume what you want from that. I'm definitely not a psychopath. I promise.
The second I read the author bio in the book, suddenly it was VERY clear why this small little novelty book gave me such unadulterated joy (besides the fact that I am eccentrically drawn to weapons and how they subsequently 'shut the lights out' for an uncounted umber of people). John O'Bryan apparently was a writer on Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a similar comedic style actually does shine through in this writing. If it wasn't obvious by the alliterative subtitle, this is a novelty book, so the descriptions of the weapons and their origins is minimal and only touches the bare bones; if you're looking for an actual dissertation on weapons through the ages, this is not the book for you. Despite this book's intentions towards 'edutainment', it still manages to cover quite a wide array of weapons from history, spanning from The Rock (circa a billion years ago BCE) to the various types of guns used in Civil War combat, along with a wide range of cultures, avoiding Euro-centricity with various Asian, South American, Polynesian, African, Native American, and a myriad of other cultures. The humor is a bit crass and overly liberal with its use of swears and curses, but honestly, this only enhanced my overall enjoyment of this quaint little knee-slapper.
The second I read the author bio in the book, suddenly it was VERY clear why this small little novelty book gave me such unadulterated joy (besides the fact that I am eccentrically drawn to weapons and how they subsequently 'shut the lights out' for an uncounted umber of people). John O'Bryan apparently was a writer on Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a similar comedic style actually does shine through in this writing. If it wasn't obvious by the alliterative subtitle, this is a novelty book, so the descriptions of the weapons and their origins is minimal and only touches the bare bones; if you're looking for an actual dissertation on weapons through the ages, this is not the book for you. Despite this book's intentions towards 'edutainment', it still manages to cover quite a wide array of weapons from history, spanning from The Rock (circa a billion years ago BCE) to the various types of guns used in Civil War combat, along with a wide range of cultures, avoiding Euro-centricity with various Asian, South American, Polynesian, African, Native American, and a myriad of other cultures. The humor is a bit crass and overly liberal with its use of swears and curses, but honestly, this only enhanced my overall enjoyment of this quaint little knee-slapper.
May 28, 2023
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December 15, 2018
A History Of Weapons
This book was fun and informative! I recommend this for anyone interested in irreverent history, weapons, or writing action scenes.
This book was fun and informative! I recommend this for anyone interested in irreverent history, weapons, or writing action scenes.
August 18, 2016
Some fairly problematic language - the word "retarded" is thrown around. Borderline racist segments as well. Interesting historical facts but sometimes so clouded by the author's attempts at humour that virtually no information of worth is actually conveyed. While the attempt at entertainment is appreciated, a book like this is chosen for its trivia. The priorities are sometimes muddled. I wanted more out of this.
August 12, 2018
The list of weapons is interesting, but I got bored and annoyed with all the "funny" commentary. I also wonder about the author's weopon expertise. With no bibliography or author bio it really made me wonder.
March 14, 2025
I wanted to enjoy this, and there were funny parts, but it's just so full of vulgarity.
February 2, 2023
Mình thường đọc những sách lịch sử theo kiểu truyền thống, tức là về các sự kiện, các nhân vật, các triều đại, v.v cho nên khi tìm được cuốn này, mình cảm thấy vô cùng hứng thú về một chủ đề mới mẻ nên không ngần ngại rinh ngay.
Sách này mình cảm thấy phù hợp với nhiều đối tượng, bởi vì được minh họa rất bắt mắt và cách viết rất hóm hỉnh, nên trẻ em có thể đọc được. Tuy vậy, sách cũng mang hàm lượng thông tin khá đáng kể và giới thiệu khá nhiều các loại vũ khí tiêu biểu từ Đông sang Tây, từ Âu sang Á từ thời tiền sử đến cận đại nên người lớn cũng sẽ tìm được nhiều thông tin thú vị từ quyển này. Sách cũng có rất nhiều hình ảnh minh họa cho nên mình không bị rơi vào cảm giác là không biết loại vũ khí mà sách đang mô tả nó trông như thế nào.
Tuy nhiên, nếu độc giả nào mong chờ những thông tin thật chi tiết, nghiên cứu thật chuyên sâu thì không nên tìm đến quyển này. Dung lượng sách không quá dài, chỉ nên đọc để giải trí thư giãn, tìm hiểu sơ qua thôi.
Tóm lại, đây vẫn là quyển sách đáng có trong tủ sách nha.
Sách này mình cảm thấy phù hợp với nhiều đối tượng, bởi vì được minh họa rất bắt mắt và cách viết rất hóm hỉnh, nên trẻ em có thể đọc được. Tuy vậy, sách cũng mang hàm lượng thông tin khá đáng kể và giới thiệu khá nhiều các loại vũ khí tiêu biểu từ Đông sang Tây, từ Âu sang Á từ thời tiền sử đến cận đại nên người lớn cũng sẽ tìm được nhiều thông tin thú vị từ quyển này. Sách cũng có rất nhiều hình ảnh minh họa cho nên mình không bị rơi vào cảm giác là không biết loại vũ khí mà sách đang mô tả nó trông như thế nào.
Tuy nhiên, nếu độc giả nào mong chờ những thông tin thật chi tiết, nghiên cứu thật chuyên sâu thì không nên tìm đến quyển này. Dung lượng sách không quá dài, chỉ nên đọc để giải trí thư giãn, tìm hiểu sơ qua thôi.
Tóm lại, đây vẫn là quyển sách đáng có trong tủ sách nha.
October 23, 2024
This book was absolutely fun to read! It’s essentially a comprehensive catalog of weaponry, filled with fascinating historical details about each weapon featured. The author doesn’t just provide information; there’s also a hilarious, engaging commentary running throughout that makes it even more enjoyable. If you’re into this kind of subject matter, you’ll find it both incredibly informative and laugh-out-loud funny. A word of caution, though: the language is pretty strong, and the author definitely doesn’t hold back. If that’s your kind of humor, you’re in for a treat! It is an enjoyable book to read. However, without stories going on in the book, I just felt that it lacks something. Although I understand its purpose and really enjoy the book, it just seems to really lack something that prevent me from giving a higher rating. Personally, I would rate this a 3.25 stars.
August 27, 2024
A lot of weapons
Enjoyed this book. It is filled with a lot of weapons from the past. There are several more modern weapons in this book, but most are pre-gunpowder style weapons. I had one problem with this book it needed more pictures of the weapons. The author was very serious in telling about these weapons, but he also had some fun along the way. This book is really for people, who like to read about ancient weapons. So if you like to know about weapons from the past this is one to read.
Enjoyed this book. It is filled with a lot of weapons from the past. There are several more modern weapons in this book, but most are pre-gunpowder style weapons. I had one problem with this book it needed more pictures of the weapons. The author was very serious in telling about these weapons, but he also had some fun along the way. This book is really for people, who like to read about ancient weapons. So if you like to know about weapons from the past this is one to read.
May 29, 2018
Fun and humorous...All about the viewpoint of the author upon various sets of weapons, categorized well by chronicle and regional order. With the system of rating, pros and cons of each weapon with the fun comments by the o'Bryan, readers can gain enormous amount of knowledge about the evolving process of weapons, and have a good laugh at the same time.
Warning: several folk culture reference and trigger warning.
Warning: several folk culture reference and trigger warning.
September 11, 2020
Một quyển sách tập hợp đủ loại vũ khí từ thời tiền sử đến cuối thế kỉ XĨ, từ đông đến tây. Bằng giọng văn hài hước và đôi chút châm biếm, tác giả đã làm cho những công cụ giết chóc, đâm chém trở nên hài hước hơn rất nhiều. Lướt qua lịch sử của các loại vũ khí cũng la một lần được đi qua lịch sử thế giới, vì sao lính viễn chinh Tây Ban Nha lại đàn áp được thổ dân da đỏ, vì sao lính Anh với súng ống hiện đại lại phải thỏa hiệp với người du mục Nepal..... một quyển sách thú vị!
March 25, 2024
Một quyển sách tập hợp đủ loại vũ khí từ thời tiền sử đến cuối thế kỉ XĨ, từ đông đến tây. Bằng giọng văn hài hước và đôi chút châm biếm, tác giả đã làm cho những công cụ giết chóc, đâm chém trở nên hài hước hơn rất nhiều. Lướt qua lịch sử của các loại vũ khí cũng la một lần được đi qua lịch sử thế giới, vì sao lính viễn chinh Tây Ban Nha lại đàn áp được thổ dân da đỏ, vì sao lính Anh với súng ống hiện đại lại phải thỏa hiệp với người du mục Nepal..... một quyển sách thú vị!
May 8, 2025
Written as supposed humor, the author is about half as funny as he thinks he is. Aside from the jokey style, which is ok for me if done well, he made many actual errors in the 'facts' he put out there. Lastlt, i went to the web to find additional info on some of the weapons and the author's descriptions are realy, really close to wikipedias, with out attribution. Im not going to acciese the author of plagerism, but it looks pretty suspicious.
April 13, 2018
An irreverent coffee table or bathroom book that starts with the rock and ends around the Spanish American War. Its history is close enough and its descriptions tongue and cheek. A fun little 'bro' book that does what it sets out to do. If you take it too serious or like your history precise this is not the book for you.
June 15, 2020
Tuy là biên niên sử các loại vũ khí nhưng thực chất tác giả chỉ chọn lọc 1 số loại mình thích, tất nhiên là còn thiếu rất nhiều nhưng giọng văn hóm hỉnh thì không thể bỏ qua chút nào.
Khiếu hài hước của tác giả sẽ giúp bạn có hứng thú tìm hiểu hơn là đọc những sách khảo cứu khô khan thông thường. Lại là một quyển sách thú vị. Khi bạn chán tiểu thuyết thì hãy thử nó xem!
Khiếu hài hước của tác giả sẽ giúp bạn có hứng thú tìm hiểu hơn là đọc những sách khảo cứu khô khan thông thường. Lại là một quyển sách thú vị. Khi bạn chán tiểu thuyết thì hãy thử nó xem!
September 19, 2018
Very informative and hilarious! Love reading the “user reviews”. Definitely needs another book for all the weapons not included in this particular book! Great for people interested in writing stories including weapons
August 18, 2017
Great fun and informative too
August 23, 2017
Funny, informative romp through history of weapons.
October 1, 2018
Thú vị và hài hước.
December 10, 2018
Funny, as any book about tool of murdering and destruction should be.
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