Fling sling and battle your way to victory - Philip Steele

Discover the gruesomearmouryof siege warfare and set up your own exciting castle siege. Learn where to position your archers, how to load your catapult, andexactly where to aim-then catapult your way to victory!

In the Middle Ages, castles controlled the landaround them and provided bases from whichknights could ride out to attack the enemy.

With detailed information on the armour andweapons used by medieval knights and soldiers,this essential work explains how opposing armiesattacked on foot and on horseback - with aterrifying range of siege engines invented tobreak down a castle's defences.

Each spread is introduced with a diary entry,alternately from the attackers and defenders,as the siege progresses. The book also detailsthe deadly array of weapons and armour usedin medieval warfare.

What's more, there are amangonel catapult and three targets to build! Thetuck box contains push-out model sheets for acomplete mangonel catapult and targets.