Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons write by Konstantin Nossov. This book was released on 2012. Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 Weapons (1)
Medieval Siege Weapons (1) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Siege Weapons (1) write by David Nicolle. This book was released on 2002-09-18. Medieval Siege Weapons (1) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 Warfare
Medieval Siege Warfare - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Siege Warfare write by Christopher Gravett. This book was released on 2002. Medieval Siege Warfare available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages
Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages write by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc. This book was released on 2013-01-16. Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This profusely illustrated and thoroughly researched book describes in detail the diverse methods used to attack and defend castles during the Middle Ages. In a groundbreaking study — the first to shed light on the purpose, construction techniques, and effectiveness of medieval fortifications, noted nineteenth-century architect and writer Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc discusses such architectural elements as dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges. In addition to describing a vast number of European structures — among them fortifications at Carcassonne, Paris, Avignon, Vincennes, Lubeck, Milan, and Nuremberg — he examines the use of artillery and trenches, as well as such weapons as battering rams, mines, and the long-bow. A concise, scholarly reference for architectural historians, this absorbing history will appeal as well to medievalists, military buffs, and anyone interested in the evolution and development of the castle.
Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft
Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft write by Geoffrey Hindley. This book was released on 2009-05. Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Jericho to Troy, medieval Europe knew siege warfare as a tradition of antiquity. Long before the advent of city culture, rivaling civilizations had relied on siege tactics as a means of taking over fortified palaces, temples, and defensive walls. But the dawn of the medieval period brought the "golden age" of siege warfare, as the proliferation of formalized cities made siege tactics the ideal choice from a militaristic standpoint. In Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft, Geoffrey Hindley looks at the subject from every angle. He traces the development of strong points, castles, and fortified towns and considers the architects and masons who built them; describes the problems of medieval logistics and food supply that confronted both sides during a siege (and which often decided the outcome); and pens vivid portraits of the machinery of warfare--from towers, mines, trebuchets, and mangonels to boiling oil and Greek fire; and considers the parts played by women and camp followers in battle. With the support of fifty illustrations printed throughout the text, Hindley shows siege tactics in action through real-life case studies of famous sieges that changed the course of history in medieval Europe and the Holy Land. A definitive account of an often overlooked portion of military history, this stimulating and accessible study will be fascinating reading for medieval specialists and for anyone who is interested in the history of warfare. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
