Thanks to the creative team Senior Editor Alice Peebles Design www collaborate agency Consultant John Haywood Original edition copyright 2015 by Hungry Tomato Ltd Copyright 2016 by Lerner Publishing Group Inc Hungry Tomato is a trademark of Lerner Publishing Group Inc All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Hungry Tomato A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Main body text set in Bell MT Typeface provided by Monotype Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chambers Catherine 1954 author Tools of combat by Catherine Chambers pages cm Warriors Includes bibliographical references and index Audience Grades 4-6 ISBN 978-1-4677-9355-1 lb alk paper ISBN 978 1-4677-9597-5 pb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677 9598-2 eb pdf 1 Weapons History Juvenile literature 2 Swords History Juvenile literature I Title U810 C53 2016 623 4’4 dc23 2015027940 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 VP 12 31 15
Warriors TOOLS OF COMBAT by Catherine Chambers Illustrated by Martín Bustamante
Contents Introduction Piercing Pikes and Lances Spiked weaponry for foot soldiers and cavalry Lethal Longbow Raining arrows on the enemy Lopping with Longswords Knights clashing in close combat Slicing with the Szabla The deadly blade of the Polish hussar Gashing with the Gunsen and Gunbai Formidable Japanese war fans Slashing with the Shamshir Swinging into action with the Persian cavalry Cutting with the Killer Katana The samurai’s sword of destruction Whacking with the War Hammer Delivering death with one blow Fast Fatal Flail Sowing chaos and confusion Beastly Medieval Battleaxe The foot soldier’s crescent-shaped chopper Wars and Warriors Famous battles and their weaponry More Ferocious Facts and Glossary Index 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
