Siege Weapons of the Far East (1) - AD 612-1300

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War . Klappentext 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 that were developed to meet these challenges. Most of the Far Eastern weaponry of this period originated in China, but was adapted to fit the demands of siegecraft across the region and the individual strengths and weaknesses of each piece of machinery are studied here. Zusammenfassung A study of the machinery of mediaeval siegecraft as used by Chinese, Mongol, Japanese and Korean armies prior to the introduction of gunpowder. It demonstrates that each country provided a different context into which the siege engines fitted, and this revealed much about machines themselves. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Siege Warfare in the Far East AD 612 -1300 Crossbow Siege Artillery Catapult Siege Artillery Incendiary Devices Gas Bombs Colour Plate Commentary Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S.R. Turnbull, Stephen Turnbull, Turnbull Stephen
• Con la collaborazione di: Wayne Reynolds (Illustrazione), Reynolds Wayne (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841763392
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-339-2
• Pagine: 48
• Dimensioni: 180 mm x 246 mm x 6 mm
• Serie: New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Ancient History, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ordnance, weapons technology, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Weapons and equipment, conflict; maps; battle; strategy; tactic; illustrated