About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 152. Chapters: Greek fire, Sword, Crossbow, Japanese sword, Battering ram, English longbow, Sling, War hammer, Pike, Quarterstaff, Pole weapon, Spear, Falchion, Halberd, Lance, Mace, Sabre, Caltrop, List of medieval weapons, Early thermal weapons, Cannon in the Middle Ages, List of premodern combat weapons, Composite bow, Viking Age arms and armour, Axe, Katana, Battle axe, Mons Meg, Club, Siege engine, Claymore, Macuahuitl, Morning star, Viking halberd, Matchlock, Bow string, Katara, Yumi, Talwar, Francisca, Goedendag, Mangonel, Pollaxe, Gungdo, Pot-de-fer, Culverin, Khanda, Rondel dagger, Flail, Bill, Ranged weapon, Scimitar, Saif, Wallace Sword, Meng Huo You, Bagh nakh, Glaive, Ribauldequin, Bardiche, Archer's stake, Lithobolos, Otta, Grosses Messer, Menaulion, Kurunthadi, Turkish bow, Ahlspiess, Spontoon, Baselard, Swordstaff, Doloire, Basilisk, Assegai, Bear spear, Claybeg, Chain weapon, Arbalest, Misericorde, Pernach, Corseque, Leonardo's crossbow, Throwing axe, Hungarian shield, Boar spear, Atgeir, Bec de corbin, Military fork, Partisan, Lucerne hammer, Petrary, Guy of Warwick's Sword, Plancon a picot, Threshal, Crowbill, Kujang. Excerpt: Early thermal weapons were devices or substances used in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approx 8th century BC until the mid-16th century AD) which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories. Incendiary devices were frequently used as projectiles during warfare, particularly during sieges and naval battles; some substances were boiled or heated to inflict damage by scalding or burning. Other substances relied on their chemical properties to inflict burns or damage. These weapons or devices could be used by individuals, manipulated by war machines, or utilised as army strategy. The simplest, and most common, thermal pro..
