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Medieval Siege Weapons: Byzantium, the Islamic World India Ad 475-1526 (New Vanguard, 69)
Medieval Siege Weapons Byzantium the Islamic World India Ad 4751526 - New Vanguard, 69 Author:David Nicolle The medieval period was one of the most inventive in military history when it came to non-gunpowder machine development. During this period, the pre-existing military-technological traditions from the ancient worlds were brought together. Three civilisations; Graeco-Roman World, Persia, India, and China, were primarily responsible for this evolu... more »tion the Late-Roman or Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, and latterly the Mongol World Empire. This book examines the resulting stone-throwing machines that used assorted power sources from torsion energy storage systems, to manpowered and counterbalance sling devices, rockets et al.« less
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