The connotations that are assumed when reading a title such as 'Ancient Weapons in Britain' are usually ones of violence and you'd expect there to be little content that would grasp a reader, however this is not the case. Yes it does contain a catalog of weapons, but this book is much more than that. There is a great deal of information to be obtained, for example it isn't just endless, tedious descriptions of weapons, it shows how weaponry has evolved across a substantial time frame. It takes a weapon and looks at it being used in its simplistic forms and then explains how it has been adapted and manufactured for different purposes. By having access to look at weaponry during the times of the Romans, you also get an insight into the society at the time. A lot can be distinguished from looking at a times weapons, you can see how advanced and civilized people were and whether they were hostile or not by analysing whether the weapons were designed to attack and kill or rather defend their own lands.

Jeff Bond