06-10-2004, 07:20 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>"The shield was a portable obstacle placed by the soldier between himself and danger...."<hr><br>
Cavalry p. 33. "To the Imperial Roman Army the shield was an extremely practical piece of equipment ... For those units which did use it, the shield was primarily a portable obstacle and the first line of defence".<br>
Sound familiar?<br>
Cavalry p. 42. "The shield was in many ways probably the most effective piece of armour carried by the cavalryman ... As a portable obstacle the shield covered the left-hand side of the cavalryman from shoulder to shin".<br>
Line stretching becomes recycling.<br>
(Looks like the whole book is like this.) <p></p><i></i>
Cavalry p. 33. "To the Imperial Roman Army the shield was an extremely practical piece of equipment ... For those units which did use it, the shield was primarily a portable obstacle and the first line of defence".<br>
Sound familiar?<br>
Cavalry p. 42. "The shield was in many ways probably the most effective piece of armour carried by the cavalryman ... As a portable obstacle the shield covered the left-hand side of the cavalryman from shoulder to shin".<br>
Line stretching becomes recycling.<br>
(Looks like the whole book is like this.) <p></p><i></i>
** Vincula/Lucy **
