The World Encyclopedia Of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets: An Authoritative History And Visual Directory Of Sharp-edges Weapons... by Capwell, Tobias - 2009

London, England: Hermes House. Paperback. 2009. 1st Edition. 4to 256pp . Very Good+ with no DJ. B&W and Color Photographs. Flexible covers. Slight wear to covers. This beautifully presented book traces the fascinating history of daggers, dirks and bayonets through to the 21st century. From the appearance of the earliest stabbing tools of the so-called Dagger Period of 15,000 BC, it describes the development of these short-edged weapons and their impact upon ancient civilizations. The book looks at the part played by fighting blades in military combat, from the famous Highland dirk to 20th-century Commando knives, and traces the history of the transformation of the hand- held stabbing tool into the bayonets of World Wars I and II .