Author: David Nicolle
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841762357
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others. This book reveals how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques. It also covers developments in military engineering, such as mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.
Medieval Siege Weapons (1)
Author: David Nicolle
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841762357
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others. This book reveals how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques. It also covers developments in military engineering, such as mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841762357
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others. This book reveals how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques. It also covers developments in military engineering, such as mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.
Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons
Author: Konstantin Nossov
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780762782642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Military history buffs can find siege weapons of Ancient Egypt, Judea, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as those of the Gauls and Teutons, the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim World, and Medieval Europe, all described with incredible detail and accompanied by illustrations and photographs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780762782642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Military history buffs can find siege weapons of Ancient Egypt, Judea, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as those of the Gauls and Teutons, the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim World, and Medieval Europe, all described with incredible detail and accompanied by illustrations and photographs
Medieval Siege Warfare
Author: Christopher Gravett
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841765310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841765310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Siege Weapons of the Far East (1)
Author: Stephen Turnbull
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782002251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, the mountain fortresses of Korea and the military outposts of Japan each presented different challenges to besieging forces, and this book reveals the diversity of tactics that were developed to meet these challenges. Most of the Far Eastern weaponry of this period originated in China, but was adapted to fit the demands of siegecraft across the region and the individual strengths and weaknesses of each piece of machinery are studied here.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782002251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, the mountain fortresses of Korea and the military outposts of Japan each presented different challenges to besieging forces, and this book reveals the diversity of tactics that were developed to meet these challenges. Most of the Far Eastern weaponry of this period originated in China, but was adapted to fit the demands of siegecraft across the region and the individual strengths and weaknesses of each piece of machinery are studied here.
Medieval Weapons
Author: Robert D. Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851095314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This fascinating reference covers the weapons and armor used by warriors from the 4th to the 15th century and discusses how and why they changed over time. In the Middle Ages, the lack of standardized weapons meant that one warrior's arms were often quite different from another's, even when they were fighting on the same side. And with few major technological advances in that period, the evolution of those weapons over the centuries was incremental. But evolve they ultimately did, bringing arms, armor, and siege weapons to the threshold of the modern era. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance, Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the inexorable transformation from warrior in the mail shirt to fully armored knight, from the days of spears and swords to the large-scale adoption of the handgun. Medieval Weapons covers this fascinating expanse of centuries in chapters devoted to the early medieval, Carolingian, Crusade, and late medieval periods. Within each period, the book details how weapons and armor were developed, what weapons were used for different types of battles, and how weapons and armor both influenced, and were influenced by, changing tactics in battles and sieges.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851095314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This fascinating reference covers the weapons and armor used by warriors from the 4th to the 15th century and discusses how and why they changed over time. In the Middle Ages, the lack of standardized weapons meant that one warrior's arms were often quite different from another's, even when they were fighting on the same side. And with few major technological advances in that period, the evolution of those weapons over the centuries was incremental. But evolve they ultimately did, bringing arms, armor, and siege weapons to the threshold of the modern era. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance, Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the inexorable transformation from warrior in the mail shirt to fully armored knight, from the days of spears and swords to the large-scale adoption of the handgun. Medieval Weapons covers this fascinating expanse of centuries in chapters devoted to the early medieval, Carolingian, Crusade, and late medieval periods. Within each period, the book details how weapons and armor were developed, what weapons were used for different types of battles, and how weapons and armor both influenced, and were influenced by, changing tactics in battles and sieges.
Medieval Knight Science
Author: Allison Lassieur
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491481307
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Describes the science behind the armor, weapons, training, and tactics used by medieval knights in combat"--
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491481307
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Describes the science behind the armor, weapons, training, and tactics used by medieval knights in combat"--
Weapons and Fighting Techiniques of the Medieval Warrior
Author: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This awesomely illustrated and factual account sheds light on medieval warfare, as well as their weapons, armor, siege engines, and much more.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This awesomely illustrated and factual account sheds light on medieval warfare, as well as their weapons, armor, siege engines, and much more.
Catapult
Author: Jim Paul
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An " enormously entertaining" (Smithsonian), " clever, subtle, and adroit" account (Wall Street Journal) of how the author and his friend constructed a medieval siege engine in a San Francisco backyard. " So funny that I could not put it down" (Los Angeles Times).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An " enormously entertaining" (Smithsonian), " clever, subtle, and adroit" account (Wall Street Journal) of how the author and his friend constructed a medieval siege engine in a San Francisco backyard. " So funny that I could not put it down" (Los Angeles Times).
The Medieval Siege
Author: Jim Bradbury
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851153575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradbury's panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century, and includes sieges in Byzantium, Eastern Europe and the areas affected by the Crusades. Within this broad sweep of time and place, he finds, not that enormous changes occurred, but that the rules and methods of siege warfare remained remarkably constant. Included are detailed studies of some of the major sieges including Constantinople and Chateau-Gaillard. Throughout, Bradbury supports his narrative with chronicles and letters. irst-hand accounts of danger, famine and endurance bring the acute reality of siege warfare clearly before the reader.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851153575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradbury's panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century, and includes sieges in Byzantium, Eastern Europe and the areas affected by the Crusades. Within this broad sweep of time and place, he finds, not that enormous changes occurred, but that the rules and methods of siege warfare remained remarkably constant. Included are detailed studies of some of the major sieges including Constantinople and Chateau-Gaillard. Throughout, Bradbury supports his narrative with chronicles and letters. irst-hand accounts of danger, famine and endurance bring the acute reality of siege warfare clearly before the reader.
Medieval Siege Weapons
Author: David C. Nicolle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Siege artillery
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Siege artillery
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description