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CONTENTS

Introduction 5

TO 500 500–1500
CHARIOTS KNIGHTS
AND SWORDS AND BOWMEN

Introduction 12 Introduction 48 Key Development:
Sieges and the Art of Fortification 82
Key Development: The First Warriors 14 Key Development:
The Weapons of Early Medieval Europe 50 Medieval Fortification:
Stone and Bone Weapons 16 Bodiam Castle 84
Viking Weaponry and Armor 52
Early Metal Weapons 18 Key Development:
A Viking Longship:
Ancient Siege Warfare: Havhingsten Fra Glendalough 54 Gunpowder Makes its Mark 86
The Siege of Lachish 20 Siege Engines and Early Cannon 88
Anglo-Saxons and Normans 56
Ancient Egyptian Weaponry 22
Defeat of the Anglo-Saxons: Key Development:
Key Development: The Battle of Hastings 58 Arab and Turkish Conflict 90
Hoplites and Phalanxes 24 The Middle East 92
Key Development:
Hoplite Armor and Weapons 26
Armored Cavalry in Medieval Europe 60 The Crusades 94
Phalanx and Cavalry: The Battle of Issus 28
Knights’ Armor and Weapons 62 Key Development:
A Greek Trireme: Olympias 30 East Asian Warfare 96
Full Steel Plate Protection:
Key Development: Medieval Armor 64 Mongol Armor and Weapons 98
The Roman War Machine 32
Knights’ Helmets 66 Steppe Horsemen:
Roman Legionary’s Armor A Clash of Knights: The Mongols at War 100
and Weapons 34
The Battle of Bouvines 68 East Asian Weapons and Armor 102
Key Development: European Swords 70
The Engineering of Roman Conquest 36 Fortification on a Grand Scale: 104
The Great Wall of China
Key Development: Medieval Infantry 72
Roman Fortification: Arbeia 38
Infantry Armor and Weapons 74 Key Development:
Enemies of Rome 40 Warriors of Pre-Columbian America 106
Medieval Archers 76
Key Development: Asian Traditions 42 Pre-Columbian Weaponry 108
Long Range Power: Crossbow 78
An Ancient Chinese Army: Clash of Civilizations:
The Terracotta Warriors 44 Knights and Bowmen: The Battle of Crécy 80 Aztecs and Conquistadors 110