Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/FpMo9k The Art of the Catapult Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, And More Ancient Artillery By: William Gurstelle Publisher: Chicago Review Press Print ISBN: 9781556525261, 1556525265 eText ISBN: 9781556526879, 1556526873 Edition: 1st Format: PDF Available from $ 3.50 USD SKU 9781556526879R30 Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkeyancient artillery devices known commonly as catapults. Building these simple yet sophisticated machines introduces fundamentals of math and physics using levers, force, torsion, tension, and traction. Instructions and diagrams illustrate how to build seven authentic working model catapults, including an early Greek ballista, a Roman onager, and the apex of catapult technology, the English trebuchet. Additional projects include learning how to lash and make rope and how to construct and use a hand sling and a staff sling. The colorful history of siege warfare is explored through the stories of Alexander the Great and his battle of Tyre; Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, and the Third Crusade; pirate-turned-soldier John Crabbe and his ship-mounted catapults; and Edward I of England and his battle against the Scots at Stirling Castle.
