Siege Weapons

 

Medieval Siege Weapons: Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 475-1526 (New Vanguard, 69) by David Nicolle, Sam Thompson The medieval period was probably the most inventive and varied in military history when it came to the development of non-gunpowder military machines. This book looks at the resulting stone throwing machines that used assorted sources of power from torsion 'energy storage' systems, to manpowered sling devices, counterbalance shiny devices, rockets, and others. Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

Siege Weapons of the Far East (1) AD 612-1300 (New Vanguard, 43) by Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds The prevalence of particular Fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, the mountain fortresses of Korea and the military outposts of Japan each presented different challenges to besieging forces, and this book reveals the diversity of tactics and siege-craft that were developed to meet these challenges. This book reveals how the combining of technological traditions from the GrecoRoman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to the development of siege techniques. Medieval military engineering was equally inventive in terms of mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons. Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

Siege Weapons of the Far East (2): Ad 960-1644
by Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds
Increasingly from the 11th century AD, East Asian armies used exploding missiles and siege cannon to reduce the Fortifications of their enemies. These ranged from heavy siege cannon such as those used during the siege of Pyongyang with the Japanese invasion of the late 16th century. This book details the design and use of the wide range of weaponry available during this period.
Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

 

Medieval Siege Weapons: Western Europe AD 585-1385 (New Vanguard, 58) by David Nicolle, Sam Thompson Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

Greek and Roman Artillery 399 Bc-Ad 363
by Duncan B. Campbell, Brian Delf
Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 Bc-Ad 363
by Duncan Campbell, Brian Delf
Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

Catapult: Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon
by Jim Paul
Paperback from Harvest Books

500 Years of German Cannon
by Gerhard Taube
Paperback from Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

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Siege: Castles at War
by Daniel Diehl, Mark Donnelly
Hardcover from Taylor Pub

Medieval Siege Warfare
by Christopher Gravett, Richard Hook, Christa Hook, Osprey
Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

The Medieval Siege
by Jim Bradbury
Hardcover from Boydell & Brewer
1992
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Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-Two Centuries of Siege Warfare
by Christopher, Dr Duffy, Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc
Paperback from Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

Latin Siege Warfare in the Twelfth Century (Oxford Historical Monographs)
by R. Rogers
Paperback from Oxford University Press

Sieges: A Comparative Study
by Bruce Allen Watson
Hardcover from Praeger Publishers
1993
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Siegecraft: 2 Tenth-Century Instructional Manuals (Dumbarton Oaks Studies, No. 36)
by Denis F. Sullivan, Heron
Hardcover from Dumbarton Oaks Center Studies

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Ancient Siege Warfare
by Paul Bentley Kern
Hardcover from Souvenir Pr Ltd
1900
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Siege Warfare: Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660
by Christopher Duffy
Paperback from Routledge

Fire and stone : the science of fortress warfare, 1660-1860
by Christopher Duffy
from Hippocrene Books
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Firearms & Fortifications: Military Architecture and Siege Warfare in Sixteenth-Century Siena
by Simon Pepper, Nicholas Adams
Hardcover from University of Chicago Press
1986
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The Fortress in the Age of Vauban and Frederick the Great, 1680-1789 (Seige Warfare, Vol 2)
by Christopher Duffy
Hardcover from Routledge Kegan & Paul
1985
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