Barbara W. Tuchman Quote

As the era of the sword was ending, that of firearms began, in time to allow no lapse in man's belligerent capacity.


p. 585 - A Distant Mirror (1978)


As the era of the sword was ending, that of firearms began, in time to allow no lapse in man's belligerent capacity.

As the era of the sword was ending, that of firearms began, in time to allow no lapse in man's belligerent capacity.

As the era of the sword was ending, that of firearms began, in time to allow no lapse in man's belligerent capacity.

As the era of the sword was ending, that of firearms began, in time to allow no lapse in man's belligerent capacity.