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Автор: David Nicolle, Sam Thompson
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841762350
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Размер: 14 Мб
Каталожный номер: 101641
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The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others. This book reveals how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques. It also covers developments in military engineering, such as mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.
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