By Jim Bradbury

It is a learn of the archer and his weapon, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses. It opens with a definition of varied varieties of bow and demanding situations the standard assumption that the "longbow" used to be a brand new and devastating weapon used in basic terms through the English military from the late-13th century onwards. Bradbury exhibits from an in depth learn of early proof, together with that of bows used for looking, that the archer's function prior to the time of Edward i used to be an enormous yet rarely-documented one, and that his new prominence within the 14th century used to be the results of alterations in improvement of army strategies and the association of armies instead of a transformation of weapon. Having tested the archer's function in battle, Bradbury turns to the archer's position in society, in response to the legend of Robin Hood, and exhibits how the tales approximately him can demonstrate a lot to us concerning the status of the yeoman archer. the ultimate chapters examine the archer within the fifteenth century after which chronicle the increase of the handgun because the significant infantry weapon, on the bow's cost. by means of the tip of the Tudor age, regardless of injunctions that archery will be frequently practised by means of all able-bodied males, the bow belonged to a prior golden age instead of to present struggle. Jim Bradbury writes and lectures on battles and war in England and France within the heart a while, and is the writer of "The Medieval Siege".

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A bar of chocolate, bar of gold) 3. a sandbank in a river or estuary ć The landing craft had to navigate between sand bars. 4. a place where alcohol may be bought and consumed 5. fm Page 24 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:17 AM barbed wire 24 (a single bar denotes lieutenant, while a double bar denotes captain) í verb 1. to obstruct ć The road was barred by fallen trees. 2. to forbid an activity ć Soldiers were barred from all the pubs in the town. barbed wire / bɑ bd waə/ noun wire with sharp spikes attached to it, used as an obstacle barbed-wire entanglement / bɑ bd waə n t ŋ əlmənt/ noun an obstacle to infantry made out of barbed wire barge /bɑ d / noun a long flat-bottomed boat used for carrying freight bar mine / bɑ man/ noun a type of anti-tank mine barn /bɑ n/ noun a large farm building (normally used for storage) barrack dress / b rək dres/ noun everyday uniform consisting of a sweater and service-dress trousers barracks / b rəks/ noun a non-operational military base barrage / b rɑ / noun 1.

Capital letters the letters of the alphabet written as A, B, C, instead of a, b, c í noun 1. the most important city or town in a country or region ć The army pressed on to the outskirts of the capital. 2. ˽ in block capitals written entirely in capital letters ć this form should be completed in block capitals capitalism / k pt(ə)lz(ə)m/ noun an economic system involving investment and profit-making by private individuals. Compare communism capitalist / k pt(ə)lst/ adjective favouring capitalism í noun someone who favours capitalism capital punishment / k pt(ə)l p nʃmən(ə)t/ noun the execution of a convicted criminal capitulate /kə ptjυlet/ verb to stop fighting and acknowledge the supremacy of an enemy.

Also called GlobemasC-17 ter C-130 / si w n θ ti/ noun an American-designed transport aircraft. Also called Hercules C-141 / si w n fɔ w n/ noun an American-designed transport aircraft. Also called Starlifter C-601 /si sks əυ w n/ noun a Chinese-designed anti-ship missile C-801 /si et əυ w n/ noun a Chinese-designed anti-ship missile CA abbreviation cruiser (with guns) cab /k b/ noun the driver’s compartment of a lorry or truck CAB / si e bi , k b/ abbreviation US combat aviation brigade cabin / k bn/ noun 1.

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