Aztec Warrior

Adam Hook studies graphic design at art college and began his illustrating career in 1983. He has worked with a variety of educational publishers covering various subjects within the field of historical and natural history. Adam lives and works in Sussex, UK. John Pohl is a research archaeologist at UCLA. He is an eminent authority on American Indian civilizations and has directed numerous archaeological excavations in Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the United States. He has published extensively on subjects ranging from human origins to the rise of the Aztec empire and specializes in the decipherement of ancient pictographic writing systems.

• Introduction; Recruitment and mobilisation; Training; Arms and armour; Offensive weapons; Defensive weapons; Uniforms and equipment; Campaigning; Field combat; Religion and ritual; Full colour plate commentary