After examining the Greek origins of torsion-powered catapults, this book describes the machines used from the time of Caesar onwards, their dominance in the warfare of the western world for over a thousand years, and their importance in the history of technology.
- ISBN10 074780575X
- ISBN13 9780747805755
- Publish Date 1 October 2003
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 20 May 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Shire Publications
- Format Paperback
- Pages 80
- Language English