This volume celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of ICOMAM, the Inernational Committee of Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History, now an International Committee of ICOM (the International Council of Museums). Since its foundation in 1957, ICOMAM, formely known as IAMAM (the International Association of Museums of Arms and Military History) has been the professional organisation representing and providing a forum for museums of arms and military history from all around the world.

The subject covered by the museums of ICOMAM run like threads through the whole human history of the world from east to west and from north to south. Thhey have affected everything from trade, industry and the balance of world power to science, art, medicine and even national costume.

Alongside new papers on aspects of the history of arms and armor, military history and their museums this volume contains some of the best papers from past IAMAM/ICOMAM Congresses, many of which have previously been inaccessible. The selection is intended to show the range an quality of the research work of our members over the last half century.

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