| How to Attack a Castle and How to Defend It Contributor(s): Yorke, Trevor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846743664 ISBN-13: 9781846743665 Publisher: Countryside Books (GB) OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Architecture | History - Medieval |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.52 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Decaying animals catapulted over battlements, flaming arrows raining from the sky and red-hot sand poured down ladders to repel advancing bloodthirsty hordes. Castle warfare was a grim and grisly business, and every aspect of it is brought to life in this book. Through colorful illustrations and accounts of actual sieges in every chapter, you'll discover how armies from medieval times up to the English Civil War attacked and besieged British castles and how changing weaponry shaped the defenses we see the remains of today. As castle design developed, attackers had to change their tactics and introduce new siege methods to bring the walls down. The weapons, siege engines and mining techniques used are described in detail here, alongside diagrams showing how they worked and details of the defensive structures erected to counter them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yorke, Trevor: - Trevor Yorke is an experienced author and artist who specialises in period architecture. His many books include British Architectural Styles, Georgian & Regency Houses Explained, and The English Village Explained |