Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics Book

This starts with a description about the different ancient and medieval countries that are going to be explored in the book.The countries mentioned are ancient Greece,Egypt,Persia and Rome among others.It gives background info on what the different cultures knew of siege warfare and also sites examples of when these methods were used.It then moves along to discuss the siege weapons giving very detailed descriptions of each along with drawings.Once again it discusses the different situations in which each weapon has been used throughout the history of the above.

I found the sections that mentioned Philip of Macedon, Alexander The Great and Julius Caesar especially interesting.Also included are chapters on incendiary weapons,gun powder, cannon and other methods of siege such as watch towers and the use of the testudo.The end chapters consist of methods of attack,defense and strategy.I also enjoyed the color depictions of the various siege engines in the middle of book.This was a very fascinating read and I would recommend it.