Artillery in the era of the Crusades siege warfare and the development of trebuchet technology / by Michael S. Fulton.

Author/creator Fulton, Michael S.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Descriptionxxx, 512 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Portion of title Siege warfare and the development of trebuchet technology
SeriesHistory of warfare, 1385-7827 ; volume 122
Abstract "Artillery in the Era of the Crusades provides a detailed examination of the use of mechanical artillery in the Levant through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Rather than focus on a selection of sensational anecdotes, Michael S. Fulton explores the full scope of the available literary and archaeological evidence, reinterpreting the development of trebuchet technology and the ways in which it was used during this period. Among the arguments put forward, Fulton challenges the popular perception that the invention of the counterweight trebuchet was responsible for the dramatic transformation in the design of fortifications around the start of the thirteenth century."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 461-505) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018025935
ISBN9789004349452 (hardback : alk. paper)