"The essays brought together in this volume examine the conduct of war by the Angevin kings of England during the long thirteenth century (1189-1307). Drawing upon a wide range of unpublished administrative records that have been largely ignored by previous scholarship, David S.…
"The essays brought together in this volume examine the conduct of war by the Angevin kings of England during the long thirteenth century (1189-1307). Drawing upon a wide range of unpublished administrative records that have been largely ignored by previous scholarship, David S.…
"The essays brought together in this volume examine the conduct of war by the Angevin kings of England during the long thirteenth century (1189-1307). Drawing upon a wide range of unpublished administrative records that have been largely ignored by previous scholarship, David S.…
Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. The study of bow designs, trigger mechanisms and spanning devices reveals a tale …
"Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainish superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. Known to the ancient Greeks and the Chinese as early as the 5th century BC, the …
"For centuries, the crossbow had played a key role on the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War they came up against a more powerful foe. To ma…
Armbrøstens og andre middelalderlige krigsmaskiners historie, konstruktion og anvendelse
The history of the crossbow, with notes comparative on the longbow, shortbow, and handgun -- The construction and management of crossbows : mediaeval -- The construction and management of crossbows--(continued) : modern -- A treatise on the siege engines used in ancient and medi…
