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Battle castles : 500 years of knights & siege warfare / Dan Snow.

By: Snow, Dan, 1978-Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : HarperPress, 2012Description: 336 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780007455584 (hbk.)Subject(s): Fortification -- History -- To 1500DDC classification: 623.10902 LOC classification: UG401Summary: CASTLES. Bring the Middle Ages back to life with this sumptuous, action-packed tie-in book to Dan Snow's new TV series on castles. Follow the building of these epic structures and the bloody weapons used to defeat them -- from Edward I's castles in North Wales, to Richard the Lionheart's glittering fortress in Normandy and many more. In this landmark and authoritative book Dan Snow charts the history and development of castle warfare through the stories of six great castles. Each represents the best of its type and period, and has been tested in battle. Written in lively, accessible prose, with boxed sections on weapons and tactics, Dan recounts the history of the castles, gives an account of how each was built, by whom and why, and the battles it faced. The book will include stills from the cutting edge CGI developed for the series.

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TV tie-in.

CASTLES. Bring the Middle Ages back to life with this sumptuous, action-packed tie-in book to Dan Snow's new TV series on castles. Follow the building of these epic structures and the bloody weapons used to defeat them -- from Edward I's castles in North Wales, to Richard the Lionheart's glittering fortress in Normandy and many more. In this landmark and authoritative book Dan Snow charts the history and development of castle warfare through the stories of six great castles. Each represents the best of its type and period, and has been tested in battle. Written in lively, accessible prose, with boxed sections on weapons and tactics, Dan recounts the history of the castles, gives an account of how each was built, by whom and why, and the battles it faced. The book will include stills from the cutting edge CGI developed for the series.

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