Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics.1592287107 Ancient and medieval siege weapons; a fully illustrated guide to siege weapons and tactics. Nossov, Konstantin. The Lyons Press 2005 306 pages $24.95 Hardcover UG443 In this very well-illustrated technical history ranging from ancient Egypt  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. to medieval Europe, weapons expert Nossov describes how
those on the inside and outside developed techniques of siege warfare,
starting with simple battering rams and ladders, to methods of
protection for soldiers attempting to use said battering rams and
ladders against a castle armed with large burley bur·ley n. pl. bur·leys A light-colored tobacco grown chiefly in Kentucky and used especially in making cigarettes. [Probably from the name Burley.] men armed with boulders and boiling oil Boiling Oil, in terms of warfare, is a quantity of oil heated to high temperatures and then poured on an enemy. It is often described as a significant defensive measure in siege warfare. , to the truly fascinating weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or , including the trebuchet, a throwing machine with a counterweight coun·ter·weight n. 1. A weight used as a counterbalance. 2. A force or influence equally counteracting another. coun system, the giant crossbow, burrowing machines, early cannon, and even a variety of multi-barreled gun. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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