World History
Weapons of Medieval Destruction. Information on medieval siege weapons which were the "wmd" of their time!
The site includes a history of siege weapons, an article (with pictures) of places to view siege weapons, tips on building a catapult, and information on how to buy a siege weapon.
These weapons were definitely the equivalent (with reduced range of course) of modern weapons of mass destruction. The site notes how these weapons were used for biological and psychological warfare, "These weapons were used for launching rocks, or anything else that came to hand, into or over castle walls. They were used in the first instances of biological and psychological warfare- firing dead animals over the walls into the castle to possibly spread disease, and they were sometimes used to 'repatriate' spies, captured soldiers or messengers back into the castle! Froissart mentions in his chronicles of an English messenger at the siege of Auberoche in 1334 being launched back into the castle with his letters tied to him!! Bee hives and burning tar have also been used as missiles. "
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I found this informative article at ezinearticles.com. As the site allows for the reproduction of articles by blogs and other websites, I am going to go ahead and reprint it here. The author of the article is Will Kalif. ----------------------------------------------...
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World History
Weapons of Medieval Destruction
Weapons of Medieval Destruction. Information on medieval siege weapons which were the "wmd" of their time!The site includes a history of siege weapons, an article (with pictures) of places to view siege weapons, tips on building a catapult, and information on how to buy a siege weapon.
These weapons were definitely the equivalent (with reduced range of course) of modern weapons of mass destruction. The site notes how these weapons were used for biological and psychological warfare, "These weapons were used for launching rocks, or anything else that came to hand, into or over castle walls. They were used in the first instances of biological and psychological warfare- firing dead animals over the walls into the castle to possibly spread disease, and they were sometimes used to 'repatriate' spies, captured soldiers or messengers back into the castle! Froissart mentions in his chronicles of an English messenger at the siege of Auberoche in 1334 being launched back into the castle with his letters tied to him!! Bee hives and burning tar have also been used as missiles. "
- Treaty Of Rapallo 1922
At the start of World War Two, Germany and the Soviet Union worked together to invade and conquer Poland. However, there had been a history of German-Soviet cooperation dating from 1922. The Treaty of Rapallo enabled the German army, through secret agreements,...
- Siege – How To Take A Medieval Castle When You Don't Have A Catapult
I found this informative article at ezinearticles.com. As the site allows for the reproduction of articles by blogs and other websites, I am going to go ahead and reprint it here. The author of the article is Will Kalif. ----------------------------------------------...
- Aboriginal Resistance
Aboriginal Resistance - This site is a decent timeline of incidents of Aboriginal resistance to European settlement in Australia. It covers 1790-1997. The history begins with accounts of violence and thievery and ends with details of Australian court...
- Topcastles
Topcastles - Robert Rongen presents images and brief details of hundreds of medieval castles, sorted by country, region and castle type. Includes a quick guide to castle types with plans, and a list of the top 100 castles, as rated by surfers. Most of...
- Himeji Castle
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