Armor and Weapons
General
- Bull, Stephen. An Historical Guide to Arms & Armor. New York: Facts on File, 1991. 224pp.
- Stone, George Cameron. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times: Together With Some Closely Related Subjects. Portland, ME: The Southworth Press, 1934. Reprinted in 1961 by Jack Brussel, New York. 694pp.
Africa
- Spring, Christopher. African Arms and Armor. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. 144pp.
Asia
- Yumoto, John M. The Samurai Sword, a Handbook. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle Co., 1958. 191pp.
Europe
- Norman, A. Vesey B. English Weapons and Warfare, 449-1660. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1979. 224pp. Originally published as Warrior to Soldier, 449 to 1660 in 1966.
- Warry, John. Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of weapons, warriors and warfare in the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. 224pp. Originally published 1980.