Armor

Stuart W. Pyhrr, "Of Arms and Men: Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan 1912-2012"

Stuart W. Pyhrr, "Of Arms and Men: Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan 1912-2012"
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 2012 | ISBN: 1588394832 | English | PDF | 50 pages | 32.87 Mb

Arms and armor have played a vital role in every culture, from the ancient world to the modern one, not only in a military context but also in civilian life, notably in the hunt, sport, self-defense, and ceremony. Weapons remain time-honored symbols of power and authority, and in the past a warrior's armor, custom-fitted and decorated in the most sophisticated and up-to-date fashion, became a highly visible symbol of rank, wealth, and taste. …
Advances in Ceramic Armor IV: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 29, Issue 6

Advances in Ceramic Armor IV: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 29, Issue 6 By Tatsuki Ohji, Andrew Wereszczak(eds.)
2009 | 225 Pages | ISBN: 0470344970 | PDF | 9 MB
Advances in Ceramic Armor: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Compo

Advances in Ceramic Armor: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 26, Number 7 By
2006 | 298 Pages | ISBN: 1574982370 | PDF | 10 MB

Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by exLib at Aug. 15, 2012
Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III

Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III
Board on Army Science and Technology; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council
NAS Press | 2012 | ISBN: 0309255996 9780309255998 | 363 pages | PDF | 15 MB

The report provides a roadmap to reduce the variability of clay processes and shows how to migrate from clay to future solutions, as well as considers the use of statistics to permit a more scientific determination of sample sizes to be used in body armor testing. This report also develops ideas for revising or replacing the Prather study methodology, as well as reviews comments on methodologies and technical approaches to military helmet testing.

Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by arundhati at Jan. 8, 2021
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery

Gregory S. Aldrete, "Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery"
English | ISBN: 1421408198 | 2013 | 304 pages | AZW | 3 MB
Advances in Ceramic Armor II: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 27, Issue 7

Advances in Ceramic Armor II: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 27, Issue 7 By
2006 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 0470080574 | PDF | 24 MB

Ceramic Armor and Armor Systems, Volume 151  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by insetes at Sept. 26, 2024
Ceramic Armor and Armor Systems, Volume 151

Ceramic Armor and Armor Systems, Volume 151 By
2006 | 190 Pages | ISBN: 1574982060 | PDF | 10 MB

Protective Armor Engineering Design  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by viserion at Oct. 19, 2019
Protective Armor Engineering Design

Magdi El Messiry, "Protective Armor Engineering Design"
ISBN: 1771887877 | 2019 | PDF | 348 pages | 15 MB

Ewart Oakeshott, "A Knight and His Armor"  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by TimMa at May 15, 2022
Ewart Oakeshott, "A Knight and His Armor"

Ewart Oakeshott, "A Knight and His Armor"
1999 | ISBN: 0802313299 | English | PDF | 122 pages | 5.3 MB

This is another in the famous Knight series by the renowned medieval historian Ewart Oakeshott. Explore another fascinating dimension of medieval warfare in this engaging account of knights and their various kinds of armor. Oakeshott focuses on the armor of the later Middle Ages, from 1100 to 1500. He examines how armor developed, how craftsmen made the important garments, and he looks in detail at the different kinds of helmets and which were the best. …

Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by AlexGolova at Sept. 11, 2018
Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries

Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries by Stuart W. Pyhrr
English | June 1, 2013 | ISBN: 0300199929 | 368 pages | PDF | 72 MB