Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons
A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics
Will be published approx. on 1. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-86227-343-6 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive and illustrated history of siege warfare and siege weapons, that also contains a how-to guide for re-creating medieval siege weapons. This book offers ways to reconstruct various siege weapons that are based on analyses of the works of ancient and medieval authors including Vitruvius, Vegetius, Apollodorus, Athenaeus, and others.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
910 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86227-343-6 (9781862273436)
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The author: (Location: USA) received his PhD from the Moscow State University in Russia. He is an adviser on arms, armour and warfare and is the author of numerous books and articles on ancient and medieval military history. He has travelled extensively in Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor and the Far East.