Medieval Siege Weapons (2)

Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 476–1526

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Medieval Siege Weapons (2)

Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 476–1526

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When it came to non-gunpowder machine development, the medieval period was one of the most inventive in military history. During this era, the pre-existing military-technological traditions from the ancient worlds were brought together. Three civilisations were primarily responsible for this evolution: the Late-Roman or Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, and latterly the Mongol 'World Empire'. This book examines the resulting stone-throwing machines from torsion 'energy storage' systems, to manpowered and counterbalance sling devices, rockets and others.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Stone-throwing machines · Great crossbows · Dropping, burning and exploding · Bibliography · Colour plate commentary · Index

Product details

Published Mar 11 2003
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781841764597
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 44 b/w; 7 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series New Vanguard
Short code NVG 69
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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David Nicolle

David Nicolle is Visiting Research Fellow at the I…

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Sam Thompson

Sam Thompson was born in 1978. He read English at…

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