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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons : A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics by Konstantin Nossov (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-101592287107
ISBN-139781592287109
eBay Product ID (ePID)46454761
Product Key Features
Book TitleAncient and Medieval Siege Weapons : a Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Weapons, Military / General, General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year2005
IllustratorGolubev, Vladimir, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorKonstantin Nossov
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight30.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-022450
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal355.4/4
SynopsisThere is something alluring about ancient methods of warfare that have been made obsolete by this modern era of computers and machines. Before the days of tanks and machine guns, there were scaling ladders, battering rams, siege towers, throwing machines, bores, and agger. Weapons such as these symbolize power, protection, control, and defiance. Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons allows readers to actually re-create their own medieval weapons with clear, step-by-step instructions. 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. Konstantin Nossov offers new ways to reconstruct various siege weapons that are based on his analyses of the works of ancient and medieval authors, including: Vitruvius, Vegetius, Apollodorus, Athenaeus, Heron, Biton, Philon, and many others. With chapters covering the history of siege warfare, siege weapons, different strategems and methods of attack and defense, readers will not only walk away with ideas of how to re-create siege weapons, they'll also take with them a better understanding of history from ancient times through the end of the fifteenth century AD., There is something alluring about ancient methods of warfare that have been made obsolete by this modern era of computers and machines. Before the days of tanks and machine guns, there were scaling ladders, battering rams, siege towers, throwing machines and bores. Weapons such as these symbolize power, protection, control, and defiance. Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons allows readers to actually re-create their own medieval weapons with clear, step-by-step instructions.
LC Classification NumberUG443.N6813 2005
