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January 20, 2016 09:38 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/TE61-WmXRH4/solving-the-longbow-puzzle.html
Solving the "Longbow Puzzle": why did France and Scotland keep their inferior crossbows?
The longbow was vastly, demonstrably superior to the crossbow, but only England adopted it as a common military weapon; the Scots and French stuck with the inferior crossbow for nearly a century -- why? (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/TE61-WmXRH4/solving-the-longbow-puzzle.html
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