Jonathan Davies

The Art of Shooting Great Ordnance

A History of the Development, Manufacture and Use of Artillery, 1494-1628

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Between 1494-1628 guns and their carriages underwent such a major transformation that they would remain virtually unchanged for over three centuries. This book is a practical and comprehensive guide to the development and manufacture as well as the use of artillery, drawing heavily on primary sources as well as the recent reconstructions.

Produktdetails

• From Retinue to Regiment
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 180mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9781915070289
• ISBN-10: 1915070287
• Artikelnr.: 62807429

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Davies was a scholar of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge where he read history, before progressing to a career in teaching. He has spent the last forty years mostly teaching medieval and Tudor history as well as leading a medieval/Tudor reenactment group. He has written extensively on a wide range of historical subjects both civilian and military, including a book on the navy in the reign of Henry VIII. He has extensive first-hand experience in the handling of weapons from slings to swords, pikes to trebuchets and bronze cannons to crossbows. His latest project involved the design and casting of an octagonal bronze cannon barrel fitted with a matching field carriage, for his reenactment group. He has written about, conducted workshops and lectured on the understanding of the past through practical experience. He has followed the route of the First Crusade in an ancient ex-ambulance and has most recently completed a Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on foot. He brings a lifetime of practical and academic experience to the subject, providing new insights into a topic which has often been little regarded.