作者简介
主编:克里斯·麦克纳博(Chris McNab),是专门从事军事历史和军事技术研究的专家, To date he has published more than 40 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons (2011), Deadly Force (2009) and Tools of Violence (2008).迄今已出版了40多本专著,其中包括《世界的历史上的100种武器》(2011),《致命武力》(2009年)和《暴力的工具》(2008)He is the contributing editor of Hitler's Armies: A History of the German War Machine 1939–45 (2011) and Armies of the Napoleonic Wars (2009).《拿破仑战争》(2009年)等。 Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, magazines and newspapers, and he lives in South Wales, UK.克里斯还参与编撰了大量大百科全书,在专业兵器杂志发表多篇文章。
译者:孙杨淼 胡天国,两人均为英语专业硕士,现均任教于大学英语专业,刀剑爱好者,出版多部译著。
审读:彭鹏,出版过刀剑类专业书籍,任某刀剑论坛专业版主的骨灰级刀剑爱好者。审读并给出专业名词的翻译建议。