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The colorful, chaotic, and deadly warfare of the medieval era comes to life in this information-packed volume. Armored knights, massed archers armed with crossbows and longbows, sieges of castles using scaling ladders and catapults, phalanxes of pikemen, early cannons and handheld guns--all are explored in detail, with frequent quotes by contemporary sources and modern scholars.Don Nardo is the author of 'The History of Weapons and Warfare - The Middle Ages', published 2002 under ISBN 9781590180693 and ISBN 1590180690.
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