Bøger af Martin Dougherty

From Surfing to the Secret Life of Rats, Extreme Science will excite and inspire 8-11 year olds. High-interest topics grab the reader and introduce some key science concepts in an accessible and innovative way. Extreme titles are ideal for supporting creative classroom teaching and for spicing up topic libraries.

The essential visual guide to the warriors of the Middle AgesThis richly illustrated book provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it. From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Agincourt, see in detail how the weapons and fighting tactics of archers, artillerymen, bowmen, knights, and even peasants developed over the centuries.Chapters cover mounted knights, foot soldiers, missile troops, and siege weapons and techniques.More than 300 color images and maps depict weapons, armor, equipment, and fighting tactics.Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate combat skills, including how to fire a longbow, fight with a sword and a buckler, attack with a lance, defend

If you are going to fight, you might as well fight to win! This book presents 20 simple fighting techniques that will win any fight, anytime!Fight to Win teaches you how to fight with a minimum of technical jargon. It allows you to quickly develop the ability to win by learning a small number of techniques that always work in every situation. This is far more effective than learning hundreds of movements and variations which work only in specific circumstances (and are easily forgotten in the heat of the moment!)With 400 full-color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, this martial arts book presents self-defense techniques such as:The Hammerfistdelivered by straightening a bent arm and striking with the base of the fistThe Double Leg Takedownwill make the opponent land so hard he'll be stunned and unable to defend himselfThe Triangle Chokeuses the opponent's arm and shoulder to compress the carotid arteries and cut off blood supply to the brain and more!