The crossbow

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Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. The study of bow designs, trigger mechanisms and spanning devices reveals a tale of considerable mechanical ingenuity; advances that produced a battlefield weapon requiring comparatively little training to use. It was an extremely useful weapon, and especially effective in siege warfare for both attack and defence. Known to the Ancient Greeks and the Chinese as early as the 5th century BC, the crossbow developed both in Western Europe and in the Far East. Advances in trigger mechanisms, spanning and bow design allowed the development of ever more powerful bows. In this study acknowledged weaponry expert Mike Loades traces the origins, development, combat record and lasting legacy of the crossbow, the formidable projectile weapon that played a key role in a host of battles and sieges across Europe and Asia.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 09 maart 2018

Aantal pagina's: 80

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Mike Loades

Hoofdillustrator: Peter Dennis

Tweede Illustrator: Peter Dennis

Hoofduitgeverij: Osprey Publishing

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 184 mm

Product lengte: 248 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 184 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 7 mm

Verpakking lengte: 251 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 248 g

EAN: 9781472824608

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