Martina Sprague
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Pike, Halberd, and Bayonet: Sharp Weapons in Near Modern and Modern Warfare (Knives, Swords, and Bayonets: A World History of Edged Weapon Warfare, #10) (eBook, ePUB)

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The polearms used by pikemen constituted the first stage of a military revolution that would force a change in the tactics of warfare. The pike, a two-handed polearm with a long spear-like tip, originated in the fourteenth century and was carried by infantry soldiers as defense against charging cavalry. The halberd, too, proved a fearsome and pragmatic weapon used in the armies of medieval and post-medieval Europe. When supplemented by pikemen, halberdiers became a formidable force.Pikemen would dominate the battlefield until the late 1500s when new technology led to the implementation of musk...

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