The Book of the Crossbow: With an Additional Section on Catapults and Other Siege Engines by Ralph Payne-Gallwey

The Book of the Crossbow: With an Additional Section on Catapults and Other Siege Engines

Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor

Ralph Payne-Gallwey

400 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history science technology
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One of the most devastating weapons of the Middle Ages, the crossbow fired a 12-inch bolt capable of piercing all but the strongest armor. This fascinating illustrated study traces its use in both medieval and modern times as a military and sporti...

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