Peter Purton

A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Detailed survey of the continued development of the siege in the later middle ages, showing the effects of new technology and armaments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 548
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 953g
• ISBN-13: 9781843834496
• ISBN-10: 1843834499
• Artikelnr.: 25418424

Inhaltsangabe

Preface The Age of the Mongol Conquests Attack and Defence in the late
Thirteenth Century [ca.1260-1320] The Fourteenth Century: seige warfare at
the start of a new age The Age of Timur "the world conqueror": the
fourteenth century in the East The early Fifteenth Century: changing times
The late Fifteenth Century 1: Britain, France, Central Europe and the
Balkans The late Fifteenth Century 2: A time of transition? New weapons and
new defences Glossary Bibliography