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Manufacturer: Osprey Books
Stock Number: OSP NVG69
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Medieval Siege Weapons (2): Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 476-1526

Author: David Nicolle
Illustrator: Sam Thompson

About this book
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.

Contents
  • Introduction
  • Stone-throwing machines
  • Great crossbows
  • Dropping, burning and exploding
  • Bibliography
  • Colour plate commentary
  • Index
Paperback; March 2003; 48 pages; ISBN: 9781841764597







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