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Artillery in the era of the Crusades : siege warfare and the development of trebuchet technology /

"Artillery in the Era of the Crusades provides a detailed examination of the use of mechanical artillery in the Levant through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Rather than focus on a selection of sensational anecdotes, Michael S. Fulton explores the full scope of the available literary and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fulton, Michael S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Colección:History of warfare ; volume 122
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Artillery in the Era of the Crusades provides a detailed examination of the use of mechanical artillery in the Levant through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Rather than focus on a selection of sensational anecdotes, Michael S. Fulton explores the full scope of the available literary and archaeological evidence, reinterpreting the development of trebuchet technology and the ways in which it was used during this period. Among the arguments put forward, Fulton challenges the popular perception that the invention of the counterweight trebuchet was responsible for the dramatic transformation in the design of fortifications around the start of the thirteenth century."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004376922
9004376925