Kelly Robert Devries, Robert Douglas Smith:Mittelalterliche Militärtechnologie von Kelly Robert DeVries (englisch) Taschenbuch Buch
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The updated notes and bibliography alone are worth the price of admission. The result is that rare thing: a book that can be trusted in what it says about both military history and the hardware used in fighting. The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Medieval Military Technology by Kelly Robert DeVries, Robert Douglas Smith This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technology has 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. Notes Far more than just a second edition of DeVries's 1992 classic, this represents a complete rewrite, with significant new scholarship on almost every page. It is hard to imagine a more comprehensive, wide-ranging, and intelligent treatment of the topics covered. The updated notes and bibliography alone are worth the price of admission. Scholars, aficionados, and libraries alike will have to use DeVries and Smith or be considered hopelessly out of date. -- Bert S. Hall, University of Toronto Added to DeVries's compendious knowledge of medieval warfare is Smith's deep understanding of the arms and armor of the period, including how they were made and used. The result is that rare thing: a book that can be trusted in what it says about both military history and the hardware used in fighting. -- Guy Wilson, Past Master of the Armouries, Royal Armouries The first edition was pioneering and this edition is eagerly awaited by those who study military history as well as those who work on the history of medieval technology. Especially important is the integration of recent work on gunpowder weapons and siege technologies. -- Bernard S. Bachrach, University of Minnesota Author Biography 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), and Rewriting the History of Gunpowder (2010). Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Arms and Armor Chapter 1: Arms The Spear/Lance The Axe The Sword The Dagger The Staff-Weapon The Mace The War Hammer The Sling The Bow The Crossbow Chapter 2: 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 Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism White's Thesis Criticism of White's Thesis Part II: Artillery Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery Torsion Catapults Traction Trebuchets Counterweight Trebuchets Greek Fire Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery Early History of European Gunpower Weapons Siege, Battlefield, and Naval Applications Types and Manufacturing of Gunpowder, Gunpowder Weapons, and Projectiles Societal Impacts and Administrative Changes Chapter 6: Siege Machines Ladders Siege Towers Battering Rams and Mining Devices Part III: Fortifications Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications Late Roman and Barbarian Carolingian The Viking Invasions and Reactions Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle The Influence of William the Conqueror Construction Techniques Chapter 9: 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 Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences Fortified Residences Town Walls The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons Part IV: Warships Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships Viking Ships William the Conqueror's Fleet Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships Crusader Ships Thirteenth-Century Ships Technological Innovations Later Medieval Ships Conclusion Bibliography Index Review Far more than just a second edition of DeVries's 1992 classic, this represents a complete rewrite, with significant new scholarship on almost every page. It is hard to imagine a more comprehensive, wide-ranging, and intelligent treatment of the topics covered. The updated notes and bibliography alone are worth the price of admission. Scholars, aficionados, and libraries alike will have to use DeVries and Smith or be considered hopelessly out of date.--Bert S. Hall, University of TorontoAdded to DeVries's compendious knowledge of medieval warfare is Smith's deep understanding of the arms and armor of the period, including how they were made and used. The result is that rare thing: a book that can be trusted in what it says about both military history and the hardware used in fighting.--Guy Wilson, Past Master of the Armouries, Royal ArmouriesThe first edition was pioneering and this edition is eagerly awaited by those who study military history as well as those who work on the history of medieval technology. Especially important is the integration of recent work on gunpowder weapons and siege technologies.--Bernard S. Bachrach, University of MinnesotaThis is a full and authoritative treatment of the subject which illuminates our understanding of the medieval world and its warfare with remarkable clarity.--John France, Swansea UniversityMany sections have been substantially rewritten to reflect recent scholarship, and the book as a whole is much improved by a more precise table of contents, many new illustrations, and revised introductions and conclusion.--Fiona Harris-Stoertz, Trent UniversityWithout any doubt this is the most comprehensive and best single volume on the subject...a book one should always have at hand.--Robert C. Woosnam-Savage, Curator of European Edged Weapons, Royal Armouries Promotional The first edition was pioneering and this edition is eagerly awaited by those who study military history as well as those who work on the history of medieval technology. Especially important is the integration of recent work on gunpowder weapons and siege technologies. -- Bernard S. Bachrach, University of Minnesota This is a full and authoritative treatment of the subject which illuminates our understanding of the medieval world and its warfare with remarkable clarity. -- John France, Swansea University Many sections have been substantially rewritten to reflect recent scholarship, and the book as a whole is much improved by a more precise table of contents, many new illustrations, and revised introductions and conclusion. -- Fiona Harris-Stoertz, Trent University Without any doubt this is the most comprehensive and best single volume on the subject...a book one should always have at hand. -- Robert C. Woosnam-Savage, Curator of European Edged Weapons, Royal Armouries Far more than just a second edition of DeVries's 1992 classic, this represents a complete rewrite, with significant new scholarship on almost every page. It is hard to imagine a more comprehensive, wide-ranging, and intelligent treatment of the topics covered. The updated notes and bibliography alone are worth the price of admission. Scholars, aficionados, and libraries alike will have to use DeVries and Smith or be considered hopelessly out of date. -- Bert S. Hall, University of Toronto Added to DeVries's compendious knowledge of medieval warfare is Smith's deep understanding of the arms and armor of the period, including how they were made and used. The result is that rare thing: a book that can be trusted in what it says about both military history and the hardware used in fighting. -- Guy Wilson, Past Master of the Armouries, Royal Armouries Long Description First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technology has 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. Details ISBN1442604972 Year 2012 ISBN-10 1442604972 ISBN-13 9781442604971 Media Book Format Paperback Publisher University of Toronto Press Imprint University of Toronto Press Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada DEWEY 355.80902 Illustrations illustrations Short Title MEDIEVAL MILITARY TECHNOLOG, University of Toronto Press<
