Medieval Military Technology · 2nd Edition by DeVries, Kelly -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Arms and Armor

Chapter 1: Arms

The Spear/Lance The Axe The Sword The Dagger The Staff-Weapon The Mace The War Hammer The Sling The Bow The Crossbow

Chapter 2: Armor

Early Medieval Armor Armor in the Bayeux Tapestry Twelfth-Century Armor Shields, Helmets, and Heraldry in the Thirteenth Century Fourteenth-Century Body Armor Cloth-Covered Armor from the Battlefield of Visby Later Fourteenth-Century Armor Developments Plate Armor Late Medieval Infantry Armor Late Medieval Helmets Late Medieval Shields and Barding

Chapter 3: The Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Chivalry, and Feudalism

White’s Thesis Criticism of White’s Thesis

Part II: Artillery

Chapter 4: Non-Gunpowder Artillery

Torsion Catapults Traction Trebuchets Counterweight Trebuchets Greek Fire

Chapter 5: Gunpowder Artillery

Chapter 6: Siege Machines

Ladders Siege Towers Battering Rams and Mining Devices

Part III: Fortifications

Chapter 7: Early Medieval Fortifications

Late Roman and Barbarian Carolingian The Viking Invasions and Reactions

Chapter 8: The Motte-and-Bailey Castle

The Influence of William the Conqueror Construction Techniques

Chapter 9: Stone Castles

The Origin of Stone Castles Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Stone Castles Crusader Castles The Golden Age of Castle Construction Edward I’s Castles in Wales

Chapter 10: Urban Fortifications and Fortified Residences

Fortified Residences Town Walls The Influence of Gunpowder Weapons

Part IV: Warships

Chapter 11: Early Medieval Warships

Late Roman and Early Medieval Ships Vikings Ships William the Conqueror’s Fleet

Chapter 12: High and Late Medieval Warships

Crusader Ships Thirteenth-Century Ships Technological Innovations Later Medieval Ships

Conclusion Bilbiography Index