Weapons And Fighting Techiniques Of The Medieval Warrior

The essential visual guide to the warriors of the Middle AgesThis richly illustrated book provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it. From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Agincourt, see in detail how the weapons and fighting tactics of archers, artillerymen, bowmen, knights, and even peasants developed over the centuries.Chapters cover mounted knights, foot soldiers, missile troops, and siege weapons and techniques.More than 300 color images and maps depict weapons, armor, equipment, and fighting tactics.Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate combat skills, including how to fire a longbow, fight with a sword and a buckler, attack with a lance, defend

This awesomely illustrated and factual account sheds light on medieval warfare, as well as their weapons, armor, siege engines, and much more.

The essential visual guide to the warriors of the Middle Ages, this richly illustrated guide provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it.

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Describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widespread use of gunpowder.

Describing the fighting techniques of soldiers in what has been characterized as the 'age of chivalry', this book shows the methods by which armies gained and lost ascendancy on the battlefield.

Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in what has been characterized as the 'age of chivalry'. The book explores the tactics and strategy required to win battles and points out how the development of such weapons technology changed the face of the battlefield. Divided into five sections, the text fi