Description

The first illustration of a cannon in Europe can be dated quite precisely to 1326. This book explores the development of gunpowder, the earliest appearance of cast-bronze cannon in Western Europe, followed by the design and development of the wrought-iron cannon. The wrought-iron hoop-and-stave method of barrel construction was a system that came to dominate medieval artillery design both large and small until the end of the 15th century, and saw the cannon used not only as a prestige weapon, but start to be used as a practical and terrifying weapon on the medieval battlefield. In 1453, the Ottomans' conquest of Constantinople, with their extensive artillery, marked the triumph of medieval firepower.

The book will focus on the technology and tactics of early European artillery on both sea and land, and assess its impact on medieval warfare.

Product details

Published Aug 22 2019
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781472837202
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrations
Series New Vanguard
Short code NVG 273
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Jonathan Davies

Jonathan Davies read history at Cambridge before a…

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Johnny Shumate

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator li…

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Adam Hook

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his wo…

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Stephen Walsh

Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales…

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