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Medieval Siege Weapons (1) Dr David Nicolle

Medieval Siege Weapons (1) By Dr David Nicolle

Medieval Siege Weapons (1) by Dr David Nicolle


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In terms of the development of siege warfare, the mediaeval world was probably the most inventive in history. This text explores a range of devices and details the changes in siege warfare brought about by the mixing of traditions from Greece, Rome, Persia, India and China.

Medieval Siege Weapons (1) Summary

Medieval Siege Weapons (1): Western Europe AD 5851385 by Dr David Nicolle

The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in the field of 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 the combining of technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to the development of siege techniques. Medieval military engineering was equally inventive in terms of mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.

About Dr David Nicolle

Dr David Nicolle was born in 1944 and worked for the BBC, including the overseas broadcasting Service before returning to university, obtaining his PhD in Edinburgh. He subsequently taught at Yarmouk University in Jordan, since which he has contributed a substantial number of Osprey titles. He is a specialist in medieval arms and armour and has written several hardback books as well as numerous articles for specialist journals. He has also presented papers at many international conferences. Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s. Gerry specialises in the medieval period, but has a keen interest in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles, he now lives in Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Background - The Romano-Byzantine heritage - The Middle Eastern heritage - The Indian heritage - The Chinese heritage - Stone-throwing machines: Man-powered, torsion powered, counterweight powered - Giant and multiple crossbows, and variations - Mining and boring devices - Toweres and 'man-elevating devices - Moveable defensive systems - Fire weapons - Noxious weapons - Naval warfare - The frontiers of possibility: experimentation in medieval military technology

Additional information

GOR005704397
9781841762357
1841762350
Medieval Siege Weapons (1): Western Europe AD 5851385 by Dr David Nicolle
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2002-09-18
48
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