{"product_id":"9781594162138","title":"How to Shoot the Longbow: A Guide from Historical and Applied Sources","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA Leading Expert on Traditional Archery Offers Insight Into How the Longbow Was Drawn from Medieval Sources to Modern Recreations\u003cp\u003e\"Soar's book [\u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Stick\u003c\/i\u003e] is indispensible.\"-Bernard Cornwell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelying on more than fifty years' experience in archery, historian Hugh D. H. Soar reflects on how the longbow was drawn and shot across the centuries through examining the design of the bow and early literature about the bow, combined with his and his colleagues' applied knowledge using replica bows. No complete medieval longbow has survived, but those found aboard the Tudor warship \u003ci\u003eMary Rose\u003c\/i\u003e provide the best archaeological evidence to the possible construction of the medieval bow. Contemporary treatises written about the proper manner of shooting the bow, together with the resurgence in interest and construction of replica bows beginning in the late sixteenth century that form part of the author's collection provide the basis for this work. \u003ci\u003eHow to Shoot the Longbow: A Guide from Historical and Applied Sources\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and practical look at the use of a legendary invention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westholme Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018202464496,"sku":"9781594162138","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594162138_p0.jpg?v=1763810689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594162138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}