archery-books-msg - 5/9/09
਀ഊBooks on archery. Book reviews.
਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: p-archery-msg, arch-supplies-msg, archery-msg, crossbows-msg, arch-books-FAQ.
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਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ
਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ
਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ    Mark S. Harris                  AKA:  THLord Stefan li Rous
਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************
਀ഊDate: 26 May 92 
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 愀爀礀欀 愀琀 最瀀甀⸀甀琀挀猀⸀甀琀漀爀漀渀琀漀⸀挀愀 ⠀愀⸀樀⸀猀⸀ 渀甀猀戀愀挀栀攀爀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀  唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 吀漀爀漀渀琀漀 ⨀ 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀愀猀 吀漀爀漀渀琀漀渀椀攀渀猀椀猀 ഊ
਀䘀漀爀 最漀漀搀Ⰰ 爀攀愀搀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 瘀攀爀礀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀猀栀椀瀀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀Ⰰ 䤀 爀攀昀攀爀 礀漀甀ഊto:
਀ഊBradbury, Jim.  _The Medieval Archer_.  New York:  St. Martin's Press, 1985.
਀㄀㤀㠀瀀瀀⸀ഊ
਀䈀爀愀搀戀甀爀礀 猀栀漀漀琀猀 愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 愀爀爀漀眀猀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 洀礀琀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀漀渀最 戀漀眀 愀猀 愀 圀攀氀猀栀ഊinvention, making it quite clear that it was English in origin.  He also gives
਀搀椀洀攀渀猀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 愀爀爀漀眀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 瀀甀琀 琀栀攀洀 挀氀漀猀攀 椀渀 搀椀洀攀渀猀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 最漀氀昀ⴀ琀甀戀攀ഊarrows (not _really_ close:  86cm long, 2.54cm thick)
਀ഊAnd:
਀ഊDavis, R.H.C.  _The Medieval Warhorse_.  New York:  Thames and Hudson, 1989.
਀㄀㐀㐀瀀瀀⸀ഊ
਀䐀愀瘀椀猀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀猀 栀漀爀猀攀 戀爀攀攀搀椀渀最 愀渀搀 戀爀攀攀搀猀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 栀漀爀猀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀猀Ⰰഊin addition to discussing their deployment in battle and in the tournament
਀愀渀搀 琀椀氀琀猀⸀ഊ
਀一攀椀琀栀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 戀漀漀欀猀 椀猀 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 琀栀椀挀欀 漀爀 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 搀攀渀猀攀⸀ഊ_____________________________________________________________ 
਀䄀爀礀欀 一甀猀戀愀挀栀攀爀                ⸀⸀ ⸀⸀ 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 ㈀　琀栀 䄀渀渀椀瘀攀爀猀愀爀礀    ഊ                                     
਀          䠀愀爀琀 䠀漀甀猀攀                 䤀渀昀漀爀洀愀氀 䔀搀甀挀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀ഊ    aryk at gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca         
਀            嘀䔀㌀唀伀吀                   ഊ
਀ഊFrom: dgeiken at uiuc.edu (Deane Geiken)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Cool new Archery Book
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀ 䄀甀最 ㄀㤀㤀㔀 　㄀㨀㐀㤀㨀　㜀 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: WILL AM/FM/TV, PBS, University of Illinois
਀ഊOsprey has done it again.  It has just released English Longbowman.  It is #
਀㄀㄀ 漀昀 琀栀攀 圀愀爀爀椀漀爀 匀攀爀椀攀猀⸀   䤀匀䈀一㄀㠀㔀㔀㌀㈀㐀㤀㄀㄀⸀  䜀攀琀 椀琀℀⸀  䤀琀 栀愀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 ഊfrom underwear to shoes to points to ......everything.  It focuses a little 
਀琀漀漀 洀甀挀栀 漀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㔀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 昀漀爀 洀礀 琀愀猀琀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 最椀瘀攀猀 猀漀洀攀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀氀 椀渀猀椀最栀琀 ഊin many aspects that are overlooked by the so called "period" archers of the 
਀匀䌀䄀⸀  䴀愀渀Ⰰ 䤀 最漀琀 愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 眀漀爀欀 愀栀攀愀搀 漀昀 洀攀 渀漀眀Ⰰ 琀栀愀渀欀猀 琀漀 琀栀椀猀 戀漀漀欀⸀  䘀漀爀 ഊmore info, E-mail directly at dgeiken at uiuc.edu.
਀ഊSee ya.
਀䐀攀愀渀攀ഊ
਀䐀攀愀渀攀 䜀攀椀欀攀渀                                    倀栀漀渀攀㨀    ⠀㈀㄀㜀⤀ ㌀㌀㌀ⴀ　㠀㔀　ഊMaster Control Operator                         FAX:      (217) 333-7151
਀圀䤀䰀䰀 䄀䴀⼀䘀䴀 刀愀搀椀漀                                䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀㨀 搀最攀椀欀攀渀 愀琀 甀椀甀挀⸀攀搀甀ഊUniversity of Illinois
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਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䴀愀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 　㤀㨀㔀㠀㨀㔀㐀 ⴀ　㜀　　ഊFrom: Nancy Lynch <lughbec at info2000.net>
਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ愀爀琀猀 愀琀 爀愀瘀攀渀⸀挀挀⸀甀欀愀渀猀⸀攀搀甀ഊSubject: Re: Archer book
਀ഊSNSpies at aol.com wrote:
਀㸀 䐀漀攀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀瘀攀 昀甀氀氀 挀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 愀 戀漀漀欀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 ∀吀栀攀 吀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀ഊ> Archer" (or something equivalent)?  Thank you.
਀㸀ഊ> Ingvild
਀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀ഊWell, no, not that title, but the following is our personal library of
਀∀猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 攀焀甀椀瘀愀氀攀渀琀∀⸀⸀⸀㨀⤀ഊ        Lughbec
਀ഊ"Arrows Against Steel"  history of the bow, by Vic Hurley, Mason and
਀䌀栀愀爀琀攀爀Ⰰ 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㜀㔀     　ⴀ㠀㠀㐀　㔀ⴀ　㤀㐀ⴀ㜀ഊ
਀∀䰀漀渀最戀漀眀Ⰰ 愀 猀漀挀椀愀氀 愀渀搀 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀∀Ⰰ 戀礀 刀漀戀攀爀琀 䠀愀爀搀礀Ⰰ 䈀漀椀猀 搀✀䄀爀挀ഊPress, 1993     1-85260-412-3
਀ഊ"The Grey Goose Wing, Legends of the Longbow" by E.G. Heath, Derrydale
਀倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ 䰀礀漀渀Ⰰ 䴀椀猀猀椀猀猀椀瀀瀀椀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ⠀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 ㄀㤀㜀㄀ ⴀ 伀猀瀀爀攀礀 倀甀戀氀椀猀栀椀渀最Ⰰ 䰀琀搀⤀ഊ
਀∀吀栀攀 吀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䈀漀眀礀攀爀猀 䈀椀戀氀攀∀ 匀琀攀瘀攀 䄀氀氀攀氀礀⸀⸀⸀Ⰰ 䈀漀椀猀 搀✀䄀爀挀 倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㈀ഊ
਀∀吀栀攀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䄀爀挀栀攀爀∀  䨀椀洀 䈀爀愀搀戀甀爀礀Ⰰ 䈀漀礀搀攀氀氀 倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ 圀漀漀搀戀爀椀搀最攀Ⰰ 匀甀昀昀漀氀欀ⰀഊUK, 1994     0-85115-194-9
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䴀愀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㄀㨀㄀㌀㨀㈀㘀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: Wendy Robertson <timwendy at avalon.net>
਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ愀爀琀猀 愀琀 爀愀瘀攀渀⸀挀挀⸀甀欀愀渀猀⸀攀搀甀ഊSubject: Re: Archer book
਀ഊAuthor:         Greenland, Hilary.
਀吀椀琀氀攀㨀          吀栀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 愀爀挀栀攀爀✀猀 栀愀渀搀戀漀漀欀 ⼀ 戀礀 䠀椀氀愀爀礀 䜀爀攀攀渀氀愀渀搀⸀ഊEdition:        Rev. ed.
਀倀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀㨀      䈀爀椀猀琀漀氀 㨀 匀礀氀瘀愀渀 䄀爀挀栀攀爀礀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㐀⸀ഊDescription:    84 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀猀㨀       䄀爀挀栀攀爀礀ⴀⴀ䠀愀渀搀戀漀漀欀猀Ⰰ 洀愀渀甀愀氀猀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ഊ                Longbows--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
਀一漀琀攀猀㨀          倀爀攀瘀椀漀甀猀 攀搀⸀㨀 ㄀㤀㤀㌀⸀ഊISBN:           0952462702 (pbk) : No price
਀ഊAilene
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䴀愀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㜀㨀㄀㜀㨀㄀㐀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: Carol Thomas <scbooks at neca.com>
਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ愀爀琀猀 愀琀 爀愀瘀攀渀⸀挀挀⸀甀欀愀渀猀⸀攀搀甀ഊSubject: Re: Archer book
਀ഊ>"Longbow, a social and military history", by Robert Hardy, Bois d'Arc
਀㸀倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㌀     ㄀ⴀ㠀㔀㈀㘀　ⴀ㐀㄀㈀ⴀ㌀ഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 戀漀漀欀 椀猀 渀漀眀 椀渀 瀀愀瀀攀爀戀愀挀欀 䤀匀䈀一 　ⴀ㤀㘀㐀㔀㜀㐀㄀ⴀ㌀ⴀ㘀⸀ഊ
਀䄀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀氀礀 琀栀攀 栀愀爀搀ⴀ挀漀瘀攀爀 椀猀 漀甀琀 漀昀 瀀爀椀渀琀⸀ഊ
਀䰀愀搀礀 䌀愀爀氀氀攀椀渀ഊSmall Churl Books catalog: http://www.neca.com/~scbooks/
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㌀　 一漀瘀 ㈀　　㘀 　㄀㨀㈀㠀㨀㐀㌀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: mmagnusol <MMagnusOL at nc.rr.com>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀匀䌀䄀ⴀ䄀匀崀 一攀眀 䄀爀挀栀攀爀礀 䈀漀漀欀猀 戀礀 䠀甀最栀 匀漀愀爀Ⰰऀ䠀漀渀⸀ 匀攀挀⸀ 匀漀挀椀攀琀礀 漀昀ഊ	Archer-Antiquaries
਀吀漀㨀 ⴀ 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䰀攀愀琀栀攀爀 䰀椀猀琀 㰀洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀ⴀ氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀Ⰰऀ∀ⴀഊ	MedievalEncampments at yahoogroups.com"
਀ऀ㰀䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀䔀渀挀愀洀瀀洀攀渀琀猀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀Ⰰ ऀⴀ 䴀攀琀愀氀氀甀洀开䰀漀挀栀愀挀ഊ	<Metallum_Lochac at yahoogroups.com.au>,	- SCA-ARTS
਀ऀ㰀愀爀琀猀猀挀椀攀渀挀攀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀最愀氀氀漀眀最氀愀猀猀⸀漀爀最㸀Ⰰऀⴀ 匀琀攀氀氀愀爀䄀爀琀猀ഊ	<StellarArts at yahoogroups.com>
਀ഊPlease note the special relevance of the first book to what we do.
਀䤀琀 椀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䴀愀爀礀 刀漀猀攀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀椀渀最 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀猀⸀ഊThe chapter in the Hardy Longbow book was good, but this is much better.
਀ഊSoar, Hugh D. H.; Joseph Gibbs, Christopher Jury, Mark Stretton:
਀匀攀挀爀攀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 圀愀爀 䈀漀眀㬀 圀攀猀琀栀漀氀洀攀 倀甀戀氀椀猀栀椀渀最 䰀氀挀Ⰰ ㈀　　㘀㬀ഊHardcover - Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 	With dust jacket.
਀㈀㐀㔀 瀀⸀ 眀椀琀栀 䤀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䤀匀䈀一 ㄀㔀㤀㐀㄀㘀　㈀㔀㈀  ␀㈀㘀⸀㘀　ഊ
਀ऀ∀䐀漀洀椀渀愀琀椀渀最 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 戀愀琀琀氀攀昀椀攀氀搀猀 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 琀眀漀ഊcenturies but requiring long and arduous practice to command,
਀琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 眀愀爀 戀漀眀 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 猀栀愀昀琀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀礀洀戀漀氀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀椀猀攀ഊof British power in Europe.
਀ഊ     Despite being crafted for hundreds of years and wielded by
਀最攀渀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀漀氀攀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀椀渀最 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀攀愀爀猀漀洀攀ഊweapon-the military version of the longbow-are those recovered
਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 吀甀搀漀爀 眀愀爀猀栀椀瀀 䴀愀爀礀 刀漀猀攀⸀ 一漀眀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 攀砀瀀攀爀琀ഊcraftsmen use all available evidence including applied archaeology
਀琀漀 甀渀氀漀挀欀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀爀攀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 眀愀爀 戀漀眀⸀ഊ
਀     䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀愀渀 䠀甀最栀 䐀⸀ 䠀⸀ 匀漀愀爀 椀猀 樀漀椀渀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀琀爀攀琀琀漀渀Ⰰ 愀爀爀漀眀猀洀椀琀栀Ⰰഊand Joseph Gibbs, bowyer, in order to demonstrate how a war bow and
਀椀琀猀 愀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀攀搀 愀爀爀漀眀 栀攀愀搀猀 愀渀搀 ऀ猀栀愀昀琀猀 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 愀渀搀ഊused. In addition to showing the complete manufacture of a bow from
਀琀爀攀攀 猀攀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 猀琀爀椀渀最椀渀最 愀渀搀 栀漀眀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀椀稀攀搀 愀爀爀漀眀栀攀愀搀猀 眀攀爀攀 昀漀爀最攀搀ഊand attached to shafts, Secrets of the English War Bow provides
਀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀 戀漀眀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀ഊbow's effectiveness against various materials and, for the first time,
਀椀琀猀 甀猀攀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 琀愀爀最攀琀猀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 戀漀眀猀 眀攀爀攀 漀昀琀攀渀 搀爀愀眀渀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀ഊmounted soldiers. Armed with this new information, Soar provides
਀愀渀 愀渀愀氀礀猀椀猀 漀昀 戀漀琀栀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀攀猀 愀渀搀 昀愀椀氀甀爀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀 戀漀眀 椀渀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀ഊimportant battles.
਀ഊ     Illustrated in color and black and white, 
਀匀攀挀爀攀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 圀愀爀ഊBow provides an invaluable service for those 
਀椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀ഊmilitary history, archery, and technology.
਀   䄀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䄀甀琀栀漀爀㨀ഊ   Hugh D. H. Soar has written extensively about 
਀琀栀攀 氀漀渀最戀漀眀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最ഊthe best-selling The Crooked Stick: A History of 
਀琀栀攀 䰀漀渀最戀漀眀Ⰰ 愀氀猀漀ഊavailable from Westholme Publishing. Mark 
਀匀琀爀攀琀琀漀渀Ⰰ 洀愀猀琀攀爀 戀氀愀挀欀猀洀椀琀栀Ⰰഊ  holds the world's record for heaviest 	longbow 
਀猀栀漀琀⸀ 䨀漀猀攀瀀栀 䜀椀戀戀猀 椀猀 愀ഊtalented bowyer who specializes in creating the 
਀爀攀瀀氀椀挀愀 眀愀爀 戀漀眀⸀ഊ  Written in English   Amazon $26.60 - eligible 
਀昀漀爀 昀爀攀攀 猀栀椀瀀瀀椀渀最⸀ഊ'
਀匀漀愀爀Ⰰ 䠀甀最栀 䠀⸀ 䐀⸀㨀  吀栀攀 䌀爀漀漀欀攀搀 匀琀椀挀欀㨀 䄀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䰀漀渀最戀漀眀ഊ(Weapons in History); 	Publisher: Westholme Publishing [United States],
਀䠀愀爀搀挀漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀匀䈀一㨀 ㄀㔀㤀㐀㄀㘀　　㈀㌀Ⰰ  䄀洀愀稀漀渀 ␀㄀㜀⸀㐀㜀 ഊOctober 2004.
਀ഊHe also has another book that is new but I could 
਀漀渀氀礀 昀椀渀搀 椀琀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀ഊon Amazon.co.uk and the shipping is more expensive:
਀ഊSoar, Hugh D. H.: Of Bowmen and Battles; 
਀倀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀爀㨀 吀栀攀 䜀氀愀搀攀Ⰰ ㈀　　㌀㬀ഊPaperback: 230 pages, 	ISBN 0951764519.  New. 
਀䄀洀愀稀漀渀⸀挀漀⸀甀欀 ऀഊ	£13.98 + Postage & Packing: £6.98 = Total: £20.96
਀ഊAnyone wishing to join the Society of 
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਀琀漀 挀栀攀愀瀀氀礀 琀爀愀渀猀昀攀爀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀栀椀瀀ഊfunds through PayPal if you have that.  They would 
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਀䜀爀攀愀琀 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 圀椀渀搀洀愀猀琀攀爀猀✀ 䠀椀氀氀Ⰰ 䄀搀爀椀愀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 ഊManx, GDH, Soc. of Archer-Antiquaires
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