Weapons and warcraft /
Baum, Margaux,
Weapons and warcraft / Margaux Baum and Paul Hilliam. - 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Life in the Middle Ages . - Life in the Middle Ages. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Warfare and weapons -- Knights and medieval conflict -- Tools for war -- Warcraft -- Famous medieval battles and campaigns -- Castles and siege tactics -- Glossary.
Beyond the chivalry and adventure often presented in fictional works, the medieval era was marked by frequent military conflict. The tools for war employed by soldiers, knights, archers, and other combatants on the battlefield and in bloody sieges are richly rendered in this book. This title explores the use of cavalry, castle fortifications, and military tactics, and it is illustrated with imagery sure to underscore the immediacy and harshness of conflict. Readers will be drawn in by the romance and adventure of the era, even as the book soberly relates the very real circumstances of brutal medieval warfare. Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Images, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Further Reading List, List of Organizations, Websites.
9781499464726 (library bound) 149946472X (library bound)
2016030495
Military art and science--History--Medieval, 500-1500--Juvenile literature.
Military history, Medieval--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages--Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Medieval--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Weapons and warcraft / Margaux Baum and Paul Hilliam. - 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Life in the Middle Ages . - Life in the Middle Ages. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Warfare and weapons -- Knights and medieval conflict -- Tools for war -- Warcraft -- Famous medieval battles and campaigns -- Castles and siege tactics -- Glossary.
Beyond the chivalry and adventure often presented in fictional works, the medieval era was marked by frequent military conflict. The tools for war employed by soldiers, knights, archers, and other combatants on the battlefield and in bloody sieges are richly rendered in this book. This title explores the use of cavalry, castle fortifications, and military tactics, and it is illustrated with imagery sure to underscore the immediacy and harshness of conflict. Readers will be drawn in by the romance and adventure of the era, even as the book soberly relates the very real circumstances of brutal medieval warfare. Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Images, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Further Reading List, List of Organizations, Websites.
9781499464726 (library bound) 149946472X (library bound)
2016030495
Military art and science--History--Medieval, 500-1500--Juvenile literature.
Military history, Medieval--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages--Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Medieval--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.