Medieval Military Technology, Second Edition

Name: Medieval Military Technology, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9781442604971

ISBN-10: 1442604972

ISBN-13: 9781442604971

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Kelly Robert DeVries, Robert Douglas Smith

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First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technologyhas become the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship, includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and eighteen new illustrations.The four key organizing sections of the book still remain: arms and armor, artillery, fortifications, and warships. Throughout, the authors connect these technologies to broader themes and developments in medieval society as well as to current scholarly and curatorial controversies.

Book details

List price: $36.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 5/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Kelly DeVries is a professor in the Department of History at Loyola University, Maryland and an honorary historical consultant at the Royal Armouries, UK.

Kelly DeVries is Professor of History at Loyola University Maryland, an editor for the Journal of Medieval Military History and an Honorary Historical Consultant for the Royal Armouries. He is the author or editor of 18 books and more than 80 articles. He frequently appears on documentaries airing on PBS, and the History, History International, Discovery, and National Geographic channels.Robert Douglas Smith is an independent museum consultant who spent 15 years as Head of Conservation with the Royal Armouries. His published works include Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy 1363?1477 (2005, with K. DeVries), Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (2007, with K. DeVries),…



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Arms and Armor



Arms


The Spear/Lance


The Axe


The Sword


The Dagger


The Staff-Weapon


The Mace


The War Hammer


The Sling


The Bow


The Crossbow



Armor


Early Medieval Armor


Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry


Twelfth-Century Armor


Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century


Fourteenth-Century Body Armor


Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby


Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments


Plate Armor


Late Medieval Infantry Armor


Late Medieval Helmets


Late Medieval Shields and Barding



The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism


White's Thesis


Criticism of White's Thesis



Artillery



Non-Gunpowder Artillery


Torsion Catapults


Traction Trebuchets


Counterweight Trebuchets


Greek Fire



Gunpowder Artillery


Early History of European Gunpowder Weapons


Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications


Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles


Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes



Siege Machines


Ladders


Siege Towers


Battering Rams and Mining Devices



Fortifications



Early Medieval Fortifications


Late Roman and Barbarian


Carolingian


The Viking Invasions and Reactions



The Motte-And-Bailey Castle


The Influence of William the Conqueror


Construction Techniques



Stone Castles


The Origin of Stone Castles


Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles


Crusader Castles


The Golden Age of Castle Construction


Edward I's Castles in Wales



Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences


Fortified Residences


Town Walls


The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons



Warships



Early Medieval Warships


Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships


Vikings Ships


William the Conqueror's Fleet



High and Late Medieval Warships


Crusader Ships


Thirteenth-Century Ships


Technological Innovations


Later Medieval Ships


Conclusion


Bilbiography


Index