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Medieval Siege Weapons (1) - Western Europe AD 585-1385

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Aircraft & Miscellaneous

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Product Info

Title
Medieval Siege Weapons (1) - Western Europe AD 585-1385
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
2002
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2125255120
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG058
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG58

Description

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 combination 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 in the use of fire-weapons.