Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide To Siege Weapons And Tactics

by Konstantin Nossov

Book Overview

In this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of siege warfare in Ancient Egypt, Assyria, Judea, Persia, Greece, and Rome as well as Gaul, the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim world, and Medieval Europe. Discover, among other weapons, how scaling ladders, battering rams, borers, siege towers, throwing machines,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762782641
• ISBN13: 9780762782642
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"