Defending your castle, build catapults, crossbows, moats, bulletproof shields, and more defensive devices to fend off the invading hordes, William Gurstelle
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Defending your castle, build catapults, crossbows, moats, bulletproof shields, and more defensive devices to fend off the invading hordes, William Gurstelle
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Defending your castle
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William Gurstelle
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build catapults, crossbows, moats, bulletproof shields, and more defensive devices to fend off the invading hordes
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WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT. A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to modern-day garage warriors and shows them how to build an arsenal of ancient artillery and fortifications aimed at withstanding these invading hordes. Each chapter introduces a new bad actor in the history of warfare, details his conquests, and features weapons and fortifications to defend against him and his minions. Clear step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build a dozen projects, including "Da Vinci's Catapult," "Carpini's Crossbow," a "Crusader-Proof Moat," "Alexander's Tortoise," and the "Cheval-de-frise
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