Artillery in the Era of the Crusades

Siege Warfare and the Development of Trebuchet Technology

AvMichael S. Fulton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del 122 i serien History of Warfare

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Beskrivning

Artillery in the Era of the Crusades provides a detailed examination of the use of mechanical artillery in the Levant through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Rather than focus on a selection of sensational anecdotes, Michael S. Fulton explores the full scope of the available literary and archaeological evidence, reinterpreting the development of trebuchet technology and the ways in which it was used during this period. Among the arguments put forward, Fulton challenges the popular perception that the invention of the counterweight trebuchet was responsible for the dramatic transformation in the design of fortifications around the start of the thirteenth century.See inside the book.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-08-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 37 mm
Vikt:980 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:History of Warfare
Antal sidor:514
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004349452

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Michael S. Fulton, Ph.D. (2016), Cardiff University, is a Visiting Scholar with the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. He has published a number of articles, including “A Ridge too Far,” Crusades 16 (2017) and “Development of Prefabricated Artillery during the Crusades,” JMMH 13 (2015).

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ContentsForewordList of IllustrationsAbbreviationsNamesWeights and MeasuresRegional MapsIntroduction1 BackgroundClassical ArtilleryTerminological IssuesEarly Traction Trebuchets in the Near and Middle EastEarly Traction Trebuchets in EuropeAppearance of the Counterweight Trebuchet2 MechanicsTractionCounterweightThe Mathematics3 First CrusadeNicaea: 1097Antioch: 1097-98Ma’arrat al-Nu’man and ‘Arqa: 1098Jerusalem: 10994 Twelfth CenturyThe Opening DecadesTyre: 1124Offensives of Zanki and John ComnenusThe Second Crusade and the Ebb of Frankish DominanceEgypt: A New FrontierThe Rise of SaladinTransjordan5 Third CrusadeThe Hattin CampaignIndications of Range in Western Syria and TransjordanSaladin’s Conquest of Northern PalestineThe First Great Siege of AcreLater Sieges of the Crusade6 Ayyubid PeriodThe Fifth Crusade and New Latin TerminologyThe Sixth Crusade and War on CyprusContinued Infighting and New Arabic TerminologyLouis IX and the Seventh CrusadeThe Mongols and the War of St Sabas7 Mamluk PeriodBaybars’ Early ArtilleryIndications of Significant Power: 1271The Sultanate of QalawunThe Second Great Siege of Acre: 1291Plates8 Influence of Offensive ArtilleryTheories Regarding the Influence of ArtillerySiege LengthDevelopment, Manpower and ResourcesConcentricityWall ThicknessEntrancesDressingTower Shape9 Influence of Defensive ArtilleryGround-mounted ArtilleryTower-mounted ArtilleryPossible Ayyubid Artillery TowersPossible Frankish Artillery TowersPossible Mamluk Artillery TowersOther InterpretationsConclusionDevelopmentEmploymentAppendix 1: Mentions of ArtilleryAppendix 2: Images and Technical TreatisesAppendix 3: Mathematical ScenariosAppendix 4: Reconstructed EnginesBibliographyIndex