The war hammer, as crude as it seems, was a practical solution to a late-medieval arms race between offense and defense. From the 14th century, steel plate armor spread amongst the warrior classes. The angled and
WEAPONS CHECK WAR HAMMER
At The Front
A group of concealed German snipers opens machine gun fire on crowds taking part in the Parade of Liberation in Paris in August 1944 from a nest atop the Arc de Triomphe. American GIs below quickly dispatched the gunmen. ■
