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How to Attack a Castle and How to Defend It by Trevor Yorke (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCountryside Books
ISBN-101846743664
ISBN-139781846743665
eBay Product ID (ePID)248474265
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow to Attack a Castle and How to Defend It
Number of Pages95 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary Science, Military / General, History / Medieval
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorTrevor Yorke
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal355.440941
SynopsisThrough colorful illustrations and accounts of actual sieges in every chapter, this book describes how armies from medieval times up to the English Civil War attacked and besieged British castles and how changing weaponry shaped the defences we see the remains of today., Decaying animals catapulted over battlements, flaming arrows raining from the sky and red-hot sand poured down ladders to repel advancing bloodthirsty hordes. Castle warfare was a grim and grisly business, and every aspect of it is brought to life in this book. Through colorful illustrations and accounts of actual sieges in every chapter, you'll discover how armies from medieval times up to the English Civil War attacked and besieged British castles and how changing weaponry shaped the defenses we see the remains of today. As castle design developed, attackers had to change their tactics and introduce new siege methods to bring the walls down. The weapons, siege engines and mining techniques used are described in detail here, alongside diagrams showing how they worked and details of the defensive structures erected to counter them.
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- 19 Jul, 2019
A great Archeology manual.
a very intresting Archeology book I would love to visit A castle if I had the $ I love midevail-History. Thanks Dave-Fisherman.-N.Y.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
