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This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations.
This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations.
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: University of Toronto Press
- 2 ed
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 27mm
- Gewicht: 568g
- ISBN-13: 9781442604971
- ISBN-10: 1442604972
- Artikelnr.: 33637021
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
- Verlag: University of Toronto Press
- 2 ed
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 27mm
- Gewicht: 568g
- ISBN-13: 9781442604971
- ISBN-10: 1442604972
- Artikelnr.: 33637021
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
By Kelly DeVries and Robert Douglas Smith
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Arms and Armor
Chapter 1: Arms
The Spear/Lance
The Axe
The Sword
The Dagger
The Staff-Weapon
The Mace
The War Hammer
The Sling
The Bow
The Crossbow
Chapter 2: Armor
Early Medieval Armor
Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry
Twelfth-Century Armor
Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century
Fourteenth-Century Body Armor
Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby
Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments
Plate Armor
Late Medieval Infantry Armor
Late Medieval Helmets
Late Medieval Shields and Barding
Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism
White's Thesis
Criticism of White's Thesis
Part II: Artillery
Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery
Torsion Catapults
Traction Trebuchets
Counterweight Trebuchets
Greek Fire
Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery
Early History of European Gunpower Weapons
Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications
Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles
Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes
Chapter 6: Siege Machines
Ladders
Siege Towers
Battering Rams and Mining Devices
Part III: Fortifications
Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications
Late Roman and Barbarian
Carolingian
The Viking Invasions and Reactions
Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle
The Influence of William the Conqueror
Construction Techniques
Chapter 9: Stone Castles
The Origin of Stone Castles
Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles
Crusader Castles
The Golden Age of Castle Construction
Edward I's Castles in Wales
Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences
Fortified Residences
Town Walls
The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons
Part IV: Warships
Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships
Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships
Viking Ships
William the Conqueror’s Fleet
Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships
Crusader Ships
Thirteenth-Century Ships
Technological Innovations
Later Medieval Ships
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Arms and Armor
Chapter 1: Arms
The Spear/Lance
The Axe
The Sword
The Dagger
The Staff-Weapon
The Mace
The War Hammer
The Sling
The Bow
The Crossbow
Chapter 2: Armor
Early Medieval Armor
Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry
Twelfth-Century Armor
Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century
Fourteenth-Century Body Armor
Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby
Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments
Plate Armor
Late Medieval Infantry Armor
Late Medieval Helmets
Late Medieval Shields and Barding
Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism
White's Thesis
Criticism of White's Thesis
Part II: Artillery
Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery
Torsion Catapults
Traction Trebuchets
Counterweight Trebuchets
Greek Fire
Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery
Early History of European Gunpower Weapons
Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications
Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles
Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes
Chapter 6: Siege Machines
Ladders
Siege Towers
Battering Rams and Mining Devices
Part III: Fortifications
Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications
Late Roman and Barbarian
Carolingian
The Viking Invasions and Reactions
Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle
The Influence of William the Conqueror
Construction Techniques
Chapter 9: Stone Castles
The Origin of Stone Castles
Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles
Crusader Castles
The Golden Age of Castle Construction
Edward I's Castles in Wales
Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences
Fortified Residences
Town Walls
The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons
Part IV: Warships
Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships
Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships
Viking Ships
William the Conqueror’s Fleet
Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships
Crusader Ships
Thirteenth-Century Ships
Technological Innovations
Later Medieval Ships
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Arms and Armor
Chapter 1: Arms
The Spear/Lance
The Axe
The Sword
The Dagger
The Staff-Weapon
The Mace
The War Hammer
The Sling
The Bow
The Crossbow
Chapter 2: Armor
Early Medieval Armor
Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry
Twelfth-Century Armor
Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century
Fourteenth-Century Body Armor
Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby
Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments
Plate Armor
Late Medieval Infantry Armor
Late Medieval Helmets
Late Medieval Shields and Barding
Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism
White's Thesis
Criticism of White's Thesis
Part II: Artillery
Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery
Torsion Catapults
Traction Trebuchets
Counterweight Trebuchets
Greek Fire
Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery
Early History of European Gunpower Weapons
Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications
Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles
Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes
Chapter 6: Siege Machines
Ladders
Siege Towers
Battering Rams and Mining Devices
Part III: Fortifications
Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications
Late Roman and Barbarian
Carolingian
The Viking Invasions and Reactions
Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle
The Influence of William the Conqueror
Construction Techniques
Chapter 9: Stone Castles
The Origin of Stone Castles
Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles
Crusader Castles
The Golden Age of Castle Construction
Edward I's Castles in Wales
Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences
Fortified Residences
Town Walls
The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons
Part IV: Warships
Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships
Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships
Viking Ships
William the Conqueror’s Fleet
Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships
Crusader Ships
Thirteenth-Century Ships
Technological Innovations
Later Medieval Ships
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Arms and Armor
Chapter 1: Arms
The Spear/Lance
The Axe
The Sword
The Dagger
The Staff-Weapon
The Mace
The War Hammer
The Sling
The Bow
The Crossbow
Chapter 2: Armor
Early Medieval Armor
Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry
Twelfth-Century Armor
Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century
Fourteenth-Century Body Armor
Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby
Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments
Plate Armor
Late Medieval Infantry Armor
Late Medieval Helmets
Late Medieval Shields and Barding
Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism
White's Thesis
Criticism of White's Thesis
Part II: Artillery
Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery
Torsion Catapults
Traction Trebuchets
Counterweight Trebuchets
Greek Fire
Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery
Early History of European Gunpower Weapons
Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications
Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles
Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes
Chapter 6: Siege Machines
Ladders
Siege Towers
Battering Rams and Mining Devices
Part III: Fortifications
Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications
Late Roman and Barbarian
Carolingian
The Viking Invasions and Reactions
Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle
The Influence of William the Conqueror
Construction Techniques
Chapter 9: Stone Castles
The Origin of Stone Castles
Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles
Crusader Castles
The Golden Age of Castle Construction
Edward I's Castles in Wales
Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences
Fortified Residences
Town Walls
The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons
Part IV: Warships
Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships
Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships
Viking Ships
William the Conqueror’s Fleet
Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships
Crusader Ships
Thirteenth-Century Ships
Technological Innovations
Later Medieval Ships
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index