Medieval Siege Weapons (2) : "Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 476-1526" (New Vanguard)
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Book Description
The medieval period was one of the most inventive in military history when it came to non-gunpowder machine development. During this period, the pre-existing military-technological traditions from the ancient worlds were brought together. Three civilisations; Graeco-Roman World, Persia, India, and China, were primarily responsible for this evolution - the Late-Roman or Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, and latterly the Mongol ‘World Empire'. This book examines the resulting stone-throwing machines that used assorted power sources from torsion ‘energy storage' systems, to manpowered and counterbalance sling devices, rockets et al.
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Medieval Siege Weapons (2): "Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 476-1526" (New Vanguard),David Nicolle,Sam Thompson,Osprey Publishing,1841764590,History,History - Military / War,History: World,Medieval,Military - General,Ancient Rome,Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500,China,History / Military / General,India,Ordnance, weapons technology,Weapons & equipment,c 1000 CE to c 1500,c 500 CE to c 1000 CE
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