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020    9781613746837|q(electronic bk.) 
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100 1  Gurstelle, William. 
245 10 Defending Your Castle :|bBuild Catapults, Crossbows, Moats,
       Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend 
       Off the Invading Hordes. 
264  1 Chicago :|bChicago Review Press,|c2014. 
300    1 online resource (178 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
505 0  Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 
       Acknowledgments; 1.A Cast of Bad Actors; General Safety 
       Guidelines; 2. Genghis Khan and the Mongols; Hudun Pao: 
       The Crouching Tiger Catapult; Carpini's Crossbow; Mongol 
       Smoke Monster; 3. Attila and the Huns; The Palisade Wall; 
       The Hidden Book Safe; 4. Alexander the Great and the 
       Greeks; Alexander's Tortoise; The High-Tech Backpack 
       Shield; 5. Tamerlane and the Tatars; The Tatar-Proofed 
       Castle Door; Da Vinci's Catapult; 6. Peter the Hermit and 
       His Crusaders; Crusader-Proof Moat; 7. Ragnar Lodbrok and 
       the Vikings; The Cheval-de-frise. 
505 8  The Hourglass Watchtower8. Conclusion; Notes; Selected 
       Bibliography; Index; Back Cover. 
520    A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but 
       could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, 
       Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis 
       Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? 
       Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this 
       fascinating question to modern-day garage warriors and 
       shows them how to build an arsenal of ancient artillery 
       and fortifications aimed at withstanding these invading 
       hordes. Each chapter introduces a new bad actor in the 
       history of warfare, details his conquests, and f. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Catapult|xDesign and construction. 
650  0 Crossbows|xDesign and construction. 
650  0 Fortification|xDesign and construction. 
650  0 Siege warfare. 
650  7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING|xMilitary Science.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Experiments & Projects.|2bisacsh 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aGurstelle, William.|tDefending Your 
       Castle : Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof 
       Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the 
       Invading Hordes.|dChicago : Chicago Review Press, ©2014
       |z9781613746820 
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994    93|bGTK