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The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle
The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle
Autore Gurstelle William
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (194 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Soggetto topico Catapult - History
Ballista - History
Catapult - Design and construction
Ballista - Design and construction
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-56976-677-0
1-55652-687-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Introduction: The Days Before Gunpowder; 1 Always Be Careful; 2 The Science of Siege; 3 Catapults Around the World; 4 Shooting Snakes in a Barrel-The Catapults ofAlexander the Great; 5 A Black Flag Flies over Acre-Saladin, Richard,and the Third Crusade; 6 Cabulus, the Great Horse Trebuchet; 7 John Crabbe-Tinkerer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy; 8 The Hammer of the Scots; 9 The Sun Sets on Catapult Warfare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451195103321
Gurstelle William  
Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004
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The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle
The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle
Autore Gurstelle William
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (194 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Soggetto topico Catapult - History
Ballista - History
Catapult - Design and construction
Ballista - Design and construction
ISBN 1-56976-677-0
1-55652-687-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Introduction: The Days Before Gunpowder; 1 Always Be Careful; 2 The Science of Siege; 3 Catapults Around the World; 4 Shooting Snakes in a Barrel-The Catapults ofAlexander the Great; 5 A Black Flag Flies over Acre-Saladin, Richard,and the Third Crusade; 6 Cabulus, the Great Horse Trebuchet; 7 John Crabbe-Tinkerer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy; 8 The Hammer of the Scots; 9 The Sun Sets on Catapult Warfare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784233603321
Gurstelle William  
Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004
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Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky
Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky
Autore Csiky Gergely <1979->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (561 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Collana East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages
Soggetto topico Polearms - Europe, Eastern - History
Swords - Europe, Eastern - History
Avars - Antiquities
ISBN 90-04-30454-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polearms -- 3 Edged Weapons -- 4 Technology—Manufacturing Techniques -- 5 Chronology—Continuity and Discontinuity -- 6 Origins and Cultural Contacts -- 7 Armament and Society -- 8 Armament and Cavalry Warfare in the Aver-age Carpathian Basin -- 9 General Conclusions -- References -- Maps -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797675903321
Csiky Gergely <1979->  
Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015]
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Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky
Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky
Autore Csiky Gergely <1979->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (561 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Collana East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages
Soggetto topico Polearms - Europe, Eastern - History
Swords - Europe, Eastern - History
Avars - Antiquities
ISBN 90-04-30454-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polearms -- 3 Edged Weapons -- 4 Technology—Manufacturing Techniques -- 5 Chronology—Continuity and Discontinuity -- 6 Origins and Cultural Contacts -- 7 Armament and Society -- 8 Armament and Cavalry Warfare in the Aver-age Carpathian Basin -- 9 General Conclusions -- References -- Maps -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910807302403321
Csiky Gergely <1979->  
Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015]
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Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
Autore Waldman John
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boston, : Brill, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (268 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Collana History of warfare
Soggetto topico Polearms - Europe - History
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-86815-5
9786610868155
1-4294-5314-1
90-474-0757-1
1-4337-0520-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto List of Illustrations; Foreword by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One. General Background and Forerunners; Chapter Two. Halberds; Chapter Three. Extant Examples of Halberds; Chapter Four. Different Styles in Simultaneous Use; Chapter Five. Fastenings, Poles, and Finishing Procedures; Chapter Six. The Use of Halberds; Chapter Seven. Halberds: Details of Rapid Identification; Chapter Eight. Glaives; Chapter Nine. Bills; Chapter Ten. Partizans; Chapter Eleven. The Morgenstern Group; Chapter Twelve. Ahlspiesse; Chapter Thirteen. Axes and Axe Derivatives
Chapter Fourteen. The Guisarme and the BardicheChapter Fifteen. The Brandistocco, Corseke, and Related Weapons; Chapter Sixteen. Vouge and Couteau de Brèche; Chapter Seventeen. The Military Scythe; Chapter Eighteen. The Jedburgh Staff and Lochaber Axe; Chapter Nineteen. The Doloir; Chapter Twenty. Conservation and Restoration of Polearms; Chapter Twenty-One. The Marketplace; Postscript; List of Marks; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451426403321
Waldman John  
Boston, : Brill, 2005
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Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
Autore Waldman John
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boston, : Brill, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (268 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Collana History of warfare
Soggetto topico Polearms - Europe - History
ISBN 1-280-86815-5
9786610868155
1-4294-5314-1
90-474-0757-1
1-4337-0520-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto List of Illustrations; Foreword by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One. General Background and Forerunners; Chapter Two. Halberds; Chapter Three. Extant Examples of Halberds; Chapter Four. Different Styles in Simultaneous Use; Chapter Five. Fastenings, Poles, and Finishing Procedures; Chapter Six. The Use of Halberds; Chapter Seven. Halberds: Details of Rapid Identification; Chapter Eight. Glaives; Chapter Nine. Bills; Chapter Ten. Partizans; Chapter Eleven. The Morgenstern Group; Chapter Twelve. Ahlspiesse; Chapter Thirteen. Axes and Axe Derivatives
Chapter Fourteen. The Guisarme and the BardicheChapter Fifteen. The Brandistocco, Corseke, and Related Weapons; Chapter Sixteen. Vouge and Couteau de Brèche; Chapter Seventeen. The Military Scythe; Chapter Eighteen. The Jedburgh Staff and Lochaber Axe; Chapter Nineteen. The Doloir; Chapter Twenty. Conservation and Restoration of Polearms; Chapter Twenty-One. The Marketplace; Postscript; List of Marks; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784190903321
Waldman John  
Boston, : Brill, 2005
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Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones
Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones
Autore Jones David E. <1942->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (207 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Soggetto topico Indians of North America - Warfare
Indian weapons - North America
Indian armor - North America
Fortification - North America
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-292-79882-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451910803321
Jones David E. <1942->  
Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004
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Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones
Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones
Autore Jones David E. <1942->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (207 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Soggetto topico Indians of North America - Warfare
Indian weapons - North America
Indian armor - North America
Fortification - North America
ISBN 0-292-79882-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. People of the Rivers -- 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows -- 3. The Horse Warriors -- 4. The Castle Builders -- 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors -- 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields -- 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests -- 8. The Salmon Kings -- 9. The Strongbows -- 10. Home of the North Wind -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777696003321
Jones David E. <1942->  
Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004
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Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications / / by David E. Jones
Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications / / by David E. Jones
Autore Jones David E. <1942->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (207 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
Soggetto topico Indians of North America - Warfare
Indian weapons - North America
Indian armor - North America
Fortification - North America
ISBN 9780292798823
0292798822
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. People of the Rivers -- 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows -- 3. The Horse Warriors -- 4. The Castle Builders -- 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors -- 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields -- 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests -- 8. The Salmon Kings -- 9. The Strongbows -- 10. Home of the North Wind -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910961844203321
Jones David E. <1942->  
Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004
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A projectile point guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley [[electronic resource] /] / Robert F. Boszhardt
A projectile point guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley [[electronic resource] /] / Robert F. Boszhardt
Autore Boszhardt Robert F
Pubbl/distr/stampa Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (105 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/41
623.441
Collana A Bur Oak guide
Soggetto topico Indians of North America - Implements - Mississippi River Valley
Indians of North America - Mississippi River Valley - Antiquities
Projectile points - Mississippi River Valley
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-58729-441-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Acknowledgments; Introduction; Site Recording Form; Point Features and Terminology; Early Paleo Fluted spear points; Clovis; Folsom/Midland; Eastern Fluted (Gainey); Late Paleo Lanceolate points; Plainview; Agate Basin; Hell Gap; Frederick/Allen/Browns Valley; Eden/Scottsbluff; Dalton/Quad; Hi-Lo/Price Stemmed/Chesro; Early Archaic Stemmed and Corner-notched Points; Hardin Barbed; Thebes; St. Charles; Kessell Side-Notched; Kirk Corner-Notched; Middle Archaic Stemmed and side-notched Points; Matanzas; Raddatz Side-Notched/Osceola; Late Archaic Stemmed and corner-notched Points
Preston Corner-NotchedDurst Stemmed; Early Woodland Stemmed Points; Kramer; Waubesa Contracting Stem/Dickson Broad Blade; Middle Woodland Broad Corner-notched Points; Snyders Corner-Notched/Manker Corner-Notched; Steuben Expanded Stemmed/McCoy Corner-Notched/Monona Stemmed; Late Prehistoric Woodland and Oneota arrowheads; Honey Creek Corner-Notched; Cahokia/Grant Side-Notched; Madison Triangular; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450805503321
Boszhardt Robert F  
Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2003
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