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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.05.2012

Verlag

University of Toronto Press

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384

Maße (L/B/H)

22,8/15,1/2,7 cm

Gewicht

615 g

Auflage

2nd edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4426-0497-1

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.05.2012

Verlag

University of Toronto Press

Seitenzahl

384

Maße (L/B/H)

22,8/15,1/2,7 cm

Gewicht

615 g

Auflage

2nd edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4426-0497-1

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
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DE

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  • List of Illustrations
    Acknowledgements
    Introduction

    Part I: Arms and Armor

    Chapter 1: Arms

    The Spear/Lance
    The Axe
    The Sword
    The Dagger
    The Staff-Weapon
    The Mace
    The War Hammer
    The Sling
    The Bow
    The Crossbow

    Chapter 2: Armor

    Early Medieval Armor
    Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry
    Twelfth-Century Armor
    Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century
    Fourteenth-Century Body Armor
    Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby
    Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments
    Plate Armor
    Late Medieval Infantry Armor
    Late Medieval Helmets
    Late Medieval Shields and Barding

    Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism

    White's Thesis
    Criticism of White's Thesis

    Part II: Artillery

    Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery

    Torsion Catapults
    Traction Trebuchets
    Counterweight Trebuchets
    Greek Fire

    Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery

    Early History of European Gunpower Weapons
    Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications
    Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles
    Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes

    Chapter 6: Siege Machines

    Ladders
    Siege Towers
    Battering Rams and Mining Devices

    Part III: Fortifications

    Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications

    Late Roman and Barbarian
    Carolingian
    The Viking Invasions and Reactions

    Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle

    The Influence of William the Conqueror
    Construction Techniques

    Chapter 9: Stone Castles

    The Origin of Stone Castles
    Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles
    Crusader Castles
    The Golden Age of Castle Construction
    Edward I's Castles in Wales

    Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences

    Fortified Residences
    Town Walls
    The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons

    Part IV: Warships

    Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships

    Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships
    Viking Ships
    William the Conqueror’s Fleet

    Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships

    Crusader Ships
    Thirteenth-Century Ships
    Technological Innovations
    Later Medieval Ships

    Conclusion
    Bibliography
    Index