Dwarf Warfare

Name: Dwarf Warfare
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781472810533
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By Chris Pramas

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Dwarf Warfare by Chris Pramas delves into the strategic and cultural dynamics of dwarves in warfare. It explores their unique combat techniques, weaponry, and the societal impacts of their martial traditions. This journey through the world of dwarven conflict is rich with history and tactical insights.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by exploring the military strategies and battle tactics of fictional worlds, particularly delving into the intricate lore and cultural aspects of dwarf societies. It offers an engaging blend of fantasy and detailed historical analysis, perfect for fans who appreciate richly constructed settings and imaginative warfare.

Dwarf Warfare

From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual dwarf soldier, this book looks at how they do battle in small companies and vast armies. It covers all of their troop types from the axemen that form the front lines of battle to their deadly accurate crossbowmen, and more.

A lavishly-illustrated guide to the tactics, weaponry and equipment of Dwarves at war one of the most famous and martially skilled races in fantasy literature.

Description

A lavishly-illustrated guide to the tactics, weaponry and equipment of Dwarves at war, one of the most famous and martially skilled races in fantasy literature.

Despite their short stature, Dwarves are amongst the fiercest and most feared fighters of all the races. Thanks to their great strength and stamina, Dwarves march to battle in thick armour and carrying numerous heavy weapons.

Dwarf Warfare compiles all of the information known about these grim warriors and how they wage war. From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual Dwarf soldier, it expands to look at how they do battle in small companies and vast armies. It covers all of their troop types from the axemen that form the front lines of battle to their deadly accurate crossbowmen, and notes their specialist troops such as their famous siege-engineers.

Also examined are their tactics in specific situations such as underground fighting and combat in mountainous terrain. Finally, the book examines a few specific battles in great detail in order to fully demonstrate the Dwarven way of war.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472810533

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 January 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Osprey Publishing

Illustration: 20 b/w; 9 col

Contributors:

Illustrated by Hauke Kock
Illustrated by Darren Tan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 246g

Pages: 64

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Chris Pramas Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

Chris Pramas is an award-winning game designer, writer, and publisher. He is best known as the designer of the Dragon Age RPG and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, 2nd Edition, and as the founder and President of Green Ronin Publishing. He has been a creative director at Wizards of the Coast and Flying Lab Software and a lead writer at Vigil Games. Green Ronin continues to thrive under his leadership, publishing roleplaying games like Mutants & Masterminds, DC Adventures, and A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying. After going to college to study graphic design, Hauke Kock worked as both an illustrator and an author. Hauke has worked on books on numerous different themes, such as dinosaurs, vampires, monsters, romans, vikings, knights, and many more. Darren Tan grew up drawing spaceships, dinosaurs and the stuff of his imagination, which was fuelled by movies and computer games. Following a brief stint in 3D animation, Darren now works as a digital concept artist at Imaginary Friends Studios and is enjoying getting paid for his hobby. Born and raised in Malaysia, Darren grew up drawing spaceships, dinosaurs and the stuff of his imagination, which was fuelled by movies and computer games. Inspired by these, he went on to study animation and later graduated as a Computer Animator from Sheridan College, Canada. After a brief stint in 3D animation, he decided to trade in polygons for a wacom tablet. Now he works as a digital concept artist at Imaginary Friends Studios and is enjoying getting paid for his hobby. Apart from his passion for art and all things Medieval he is also a big fan of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and enjoys delving into Church history. He now lives with his beautiful wife in sunny Singapore.