M. Gorelik's book "Weapons of the ancient East (IV millennium — IV century BC)"

This is the fundamental work of a historian and weapons expert. Mikhail Viktorovich Gorelik, first published in 1993. The book is the first comprehensive study of the history of offensive and defensive weapons of the peoples of the region from Egypt to China. Mikhail Viktorovich Gorelik (1946-2015), PhD in art history and a recognized expert on the history of Oriental weapons. The book is divided into two large blocks: offensive weapons: fighting knives, daggers, swords, axes, maces, spears and bows. Defensive weapons: shells made of soft and hard materials, helmets, shields and other protective parts. The research is based on a huge number of archaeological finds, pictorial sources and written evidence. The publication contains many illustrations and graphic reconstructions made by the author.

This is the fundamental work of a historian and weapons expert. Mikhail Viktorovich Gorelik, first published in 1993. The book is the first comprehensive study of the history of offensive and defensive weapons of the peoples of the region from Egypt to China. Mikhail Viktorovich Gorelik (1946-2015), PhD in art history and a recognized expert on the history of Oriental weapons. The book is divided into two large blocks: offensive weapons: fighting knives, daggers, swords, axes, maces, spears and bows. Defensive weapons: shells made of soft and hard materials, helmets, shields and other protective parts. The research is based on a huge number of archaeological finds, pictorial sources and written evidence. The publication contains many illustrations and graphic reconstructions made by the author.