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Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.: Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe : Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics by Bert S. Hall (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Language: English. Number of Pages: 320. Weight: 1.03 lbs. Publication Date: 1997-12-01. Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press.

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801869943

ISBN-139780801869945

eBay Product ID (ePID)2280901

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Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameWeapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe : Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

SubjectMilitary / Weapons, Military / General, Europe / Renaissance, History

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorBert S. Hall

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History

SeriesJohns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsCombines a good grasp of military history with an understanding of the history of technology... Hall manages to integrate his technical discussion into a refreshing reinterpretation of general military history in the period, and his book is an engrossing read., ""Combines a good grasp of military history with an understanding of the history of technology... Hall manages to integrate his technical discussion into a refreshing reinterpretation of general military history in the period, and his book is an engrossing read."", "Combines a good grasp of military history with an understanding of the history of technology... Hall manages to integrate his technical discussion into a refreshing reinterpretation of general military history in the period, and his book is an engrossing read."-- American Historical Review, Hall has long been recognized as a leading authority on early modern military technology. Scholars of the period and historians in general will find this the best treatment to date of the impact of gunpowder on Western Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries., "Hall has long been recognized as a leading authority on early modern military technology. Scholars of the period and historians in general will find this the best treatment to date of the impact of gunpowder on Western Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries."-- History: Reviews of New Books

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Series Volume Number22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal355.02/094/09024

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SynopsisWeapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology-and challenging past assumptions about Europe's ......, Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology-and challenging past assumptions about Europe's ''gunpowder revolution''-Hall discovers a complex and fascinating story. Military inventors faced a host of challenges, he finds, from Europe's lack of naturally occurring saltpeter-one of gunpowder's major components-to the limitations of smooth-bore firearms. Manufacturing cheap, reliable gunpowder proved a difficult feat, as did making firearms that had reasonably predictable performance characteristics. Hall details the efforts of armorers across Europe as they experimented with a variety of gunpowder recipes and gunsmithing techniques, and he examines the integration of new weapons into the existing structure of European warfare., Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology--and challenging past assumptions about Europe's "gunpowder revolution"--Hall discovers a complex and fascinating story. Military inventors faced a host of challenges, he finds, from Europe's lack of naturally occurring saltpeter--one of gunpowder's major components--to the limitations of smooth-bore firearms. Manufacturing cheap, reliable gunpowder proved a difficult feat, as did making firearms that had reasonably predictable performance characteristics. Hall details the efforts of armorers across Europe as they experimented with a variety of gunpowder recipes and gunsmithing techniques, and he examines the integration of new weapons into the existing structure of European warfare., Winner of the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize from the Canadian Historical Association Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology--and challenging past assumptions about Europe's "gunpowder revolution"--Hall discovers a complex and fascinating story. Military inventors faced a host of challenges, he finds, from Europe's lack of naturally occurring saltpeter--one of gunpowder's major components--to the limitations of smooth-bore firearms. Manufacturing cheap, reliable gunpowder proved a difficult feat, as did making firearms that had reasonably predictable performance characteristics. Hall details the efforts of armorers across Europe as they experimented with a variety of gunpowder recipes and gunsmithing techniques, and he examines the integration of new weapons into the existing structure of European warfare.

LC Classification NumberU43.E95H36 1997