Download or read book Protecting the Body in War and Combat written by Marianne Mödlinger and published by Saint Philip Street Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph provides an overview of all metal body armour from the European Bronze Age from a typo-chronological perspective but also in focusing on the manufacture and usage of such armour. This was enabled through the re-evaluation of central and eastern European finds in particular and their material analyses. The research history, distribution and chronology, as well as manufacture and use of helmets, greaves and cuirasses is discussed. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.