The Crossbow

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Firearms & Weapons, History, Military, Weapons
Cover of the book The Crossbow by Mike Loades, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mike Loades ISBN: 9781472824622
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 9, 2018
Imprint: Osprey Publishing Language: English
Author: Mike Loades
ISBN: 9781472824622
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 9, 2018
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Harvey Plays: 2 by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Muslim Identity Politics by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Graham Greene by Mike Loades
Cover of the book The Ethics of Resistance by Mike Loades
Cover of the book The Partnership by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Tweed by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Medieval European Armies by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Hercules by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Ancient Woodland by Mike Loades
Cover of the book The Construction of Commercial Contracts by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Birds of Northern India by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Phakama by Mike Loades
Cover of the book Latin Eugenics in Comparative Perspective by Mike Loades
Cover of the book MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War by Mike Loades
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy