"The Art of the Catapult, Second Edition, features updated instructions and diagrams for building ten authentic working model catapults, including an early Greek ballista, a Roman onager, and the English trebuchet."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The days before gunpowder -- Always be careful -- The science of siege -- Catapults around the world -- Shooting snakes in a barrel : the catapults of Alexander the great -- To the last man: Jotapata -- A black flag flies over Acre: Saladin, Richard, and the third crusade -- The great Khan's catapults -- Cabulus, the great horse trebuchet -- The flour sack thrower of Gibralter -- John Crabbe: tinkerer, sailor, soldier, spy -- The hammer of the Scots -- The sun sets on catapult warfare.
