Medieval Military Technology.
Bernard S. Bachrach|Kelly Devries
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Arms and Armor Chapter 1: The Spear/Lance Axe Sword Dagger Staff-Weapon Mace War Hammer Sling Bow Crossbow 2: Early Medieval in the Bayeux Tapestry Twelfth-Century Shields, Helmets, Heraldry Thirteenth Century Fourteenth-Century Body Cloth-Covered from Battlefield Visby Later Developments Plate Late Infantry Helmets Shields Barding 3: Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, Feudalism White's Thesis Criticism II: Artillery 4: Non-Gunpowder Torsion Catapults Traction Trebuchets Counterweight Greek Fire 5: Gunpowder History European Gunpower Weapons Siege, Battlefield, Naval Applications Types Manufacturing Gunpowder, Weapons, Projectiles Societal Impacts Administrative Changes 6: Siege Machines Ladders Towers Battering Rams Mining Devices III: Fortifications 7: Roman Barbarian Carolingian Viking Invasions Reactions 8: Motte-and-Bailey Castle Influence William Conqueror Construction Techniques 9: Stone Castles Origin Eleventh- Crusader Golden Age Edward I's Wales 10: Urban Fortified Residences Town Walls IV: Warships 11: Ships Conqueror's Fleet 12: High Thirteenth-Century Technological Innovations Conclusion Bibliography Index
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