Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages

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RAISE THE SIEGE... How were the mighty walls, gates, and towers of fortified towns fortified against attack? Through detailed descriptions and a variety of plans, diagrams, and illustrations, this fascinating, classic historical text explores the military architecture and history of siege warfare, from the Visigoths in the fifth century to the System of Vauban in the seventeenth. You'll read about: How fifteenth-century archers with long-and crossbows were used to keep defenders from the battlements. Alterations in castles to arm them with fearsome cannons. The use of mines to rapidly destroy ramparts at the beginning of the sixteenth century. And much more!