INTRODUCTION

Victor Harris                                                                                 6

1 LES ÂGES DE IA PIERRE, DU BRONZE ET DU FER

Anthony Harding                                                                          8

2 LA GRÈCE ET ROME

Peter Connolly                                                                           20

3 BARBARES ET CHRÉTIENS

Anthony North                                                                           30

4 L'ESPRIT DE LA RENAISSANCE

Donald J LaRocca                                                                     44

5 DE LA RAPIÈRE À LA PETITE ÉPÉE

Anthony North                                                                            58

6 LE XVII' SIÈCLE EN EUROPE

Anthony North                                                                            72

7 L'EUROPE DES XVIII' ET XDC SIÈCLES

Anthony North                                                                            84

8 LES ARMES COMBINÉES

Anthony North                                                                            96

9 ÉPÉES, SABRES ET COUTEAUX AMÉRICAINS

Frederick Wilkinson                                                                  104

10 LES DEUX GUERRES MONDIALES

Frederick Wilkinson                                                                  122

11 ARMES BLANCHES DU MONDE ISLAMIQUE

Anthony North                                                                          136

12 LES SABRES JAPONAIS

Victor Harris                                                                             148

13 CHINE ET ASIE CENTRALE

Thom Richardson                                                                      172

14 INDE ET ASIE DU SUD-EST

Frederick Wilkinson                                                                  186

15 ARMES AFRICAINES

Christopher Spring                                                                    204

16 L'AMÉRIQUE AVANT LA CONQUÊTE

Michael D. Coe                                                                        218

Principales collections d'armes blanches                                     226

Bibliographie                                                                             227

Sources des illustrations                                                            230

Index                                                                                        235

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