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O'Bryan, John.

A history of weapons : crossbows, catapults, shurikens, tomahawks, and lots of other things that can seriously mess you up / by John O'Bryan. - San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2013. - p. cm.

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 weapon: 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!

ISBN: 9781452110547 (alk. paper) 1452110549 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012020511

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Military weapons--History--Miscellanea.

LC Class. No.: U800 / .O355 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 623.4/4109