The Medieval Military Engineer

Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep.

It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a millenium. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval engineering. This book systematically describes what is known about the evolution of irrigation works, dams, bridges, roads, building construction, water and wind power, automata, and clocks, with references to the social, geographical, and intellectual context.

Curated by two of the leading experts in medieval military history, the readings in Medieval Warfare tell a story of terrors and tragedies, triumphs and technologies in the Middle Ages.

A study of French military engineers at a crucial point in the evolution of modern engineering.

Militærbiografi. Om den store bygmester John Rogers og hans befæstningsanlæg under det 16. århundredes "Tudorer". Bl.a. beskrives befæstningsanlæggene i Guines, Hull og Boulogne.