{"product_id":"medieval-military-technology-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442604971","title":"Medieval Military Technology, Second Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442604971","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedieval Military Technology, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKelly Robert DeVries (Author), Robert Douglas Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442604971\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1992, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Military Technology\u003c\/i\u003e has become the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship, includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and eighteen new illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe four key organizing sections of the book still remain: arms and armor, artillery, fortifications, and warships. Throughout, the authors connect these technologies to broader themes and developments in medieval society as well as to current scholarly and curatorial controversies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Part I: Arms and Armor \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1: Arms\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Spear\/Lance\u003cbr\u003e  The Axe\u003cbr\u003e  The Sword\u003cbr\u003e  The Dagger\u003cbr\u003e  The Staff-Weapon\u003cbr\u003e  The Mace\u003cbr\u003e  The War Hammer \u003cbr\u003e  The Sling\u003cbr\u003e  The Bow\u003cbr\u003e  The Crossbow\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2: Armor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Early Medieval Armor\u003cbr\u003e  Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry\u003cbr\u003e  Twelfth-Century Armor\u003cbr\u003e  Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e  Fourteenth-Century Body Armor\u003cbr\u003e  Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby\u003cbr\u003e  Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments\u003cbr\u003e  Plate Armor\u003cbr\u003e  Late Medieval Infantry Armor\u003cbr\u003e  Late Medieval Helmets\u003cbr\u003e  Late Medieval Shields and Barding\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  White's Thesis\u003cbr\u003e  Criticism of White's Thesis\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Part II: Artillery\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Torsion Catapults\u003cbr\u003e  Traction Trebuchets\u003cbr\u003e  Counterweight Trebuchets\u003cbr\u003e  Greek Fire\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Early History of European Gunpower Weapons\u003cbr\u003e  Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications\u003cbr\u003e  Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles\u003cbr\u003e  Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6: Siege Machines\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Ladders\u003cbr\u003e  Siege Towers\u003cbr\u003e  Battering Rams and Mining Devices\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Part III: Fortifications\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Late Roman and Barbarian\u003cbr\u003e  Carolingian\u003cbr\u003e  The Viking Invasions and Reactions\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Influence of William the Conqueror\u003cbr\u003e  Construction Techniques\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9: Stone Castles\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Origin of Stone Castles\u003cbr\u003e  Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles\u003cbr\u003e  Crusader Castles\u003cbr\u003e  The Golden Age of Castle Construction\u003cbr\u003e  Edward I's Castles in Wales\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Fortified Residences\u003cbr\u003e  Town Walls\u003cbr\u003e  The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Part IV: Warships \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships\u003cbr\u003e  Viking Ships\u003cbr\u003e  William the Conqueror\u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e#x2019\u003cbr\u003es Fleet\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Crusader Ships\u003cbr\u003e  Thirteenth-Century Ships\u003cbr\u003e  Technological Innovations \u003cbr\u003e  Later Medieval Ships\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520726561048,"sku":"9781442604971","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/medieval-military-technology-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442604971","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}