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Bert Hall delves deep into the technological history of Renaissance warfare and demonstrates both how much and . 00 words could be not enough to praise this book. Bert Hall produced a long needed work that will remain a foundation-stone in military technology of the black powder era.

Bert Hall delves deep into the technological history of Renaissance warfare and demonstrates both how much and how little new technologies have changed the face of battle. It deftly combines both a technical understanding of how those technologies were made with Mr. Hall's detailed understanding of the military history of that period. The work is primarily focussed on the effects of gunpowder and firearms, but begins in the pre-gunpowder era of the late middle ages. 2 people found this helpful.

Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology). Small arms technology changed little from the introduction of corned gunpowder in the late 15th century to the spread of the bayonet in the late 17th century

Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology). Small arms technology changed little from the introduction of corned gunpowder in the late 15th century to the spread of the bayonet in the late 17th century. Changes in warfare in this period were more a result of the fall and rise of fortifications, the establishment of tactics and finally in the expansion of armies due defensive strategies and the strength of the state. Through most of this period, the role of heavy cavalry - "knights in armour" - declined but was still important.

Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics. Winner of the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize from the Canadian Historical Association. Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology-and challenging past assumptions about Europe's "gunpowder revolution"-Hall discovers a complex and fascinating story.

Home Hall, Professor Bert S. Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe . Book Description Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology. Bert S. Hall focuses closely on the last innovation to examine the effects of changes in military technology on European history in the late Middle Ages and early modern era. Strategists, he writes, first used guns as a means of inducing panic in an enemy. 300 pages Ex-library book with typical markings (stamp, catalogue n. deactivated security label in the book). Otherwise only slight signs of use and shelf-wear, good condition.

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Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war.

the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was .

Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology). Hall details the efforts of armorers across Europe as they experimented with a variety of gunpowder recipes and gunsmithing techniques, and he examines the integration of new weapons into the existing structure of European warfare.