Weapons In The Middle Ages

This book offers a historical and debatably thoughts on medieval armed forces technology. Moreover, the second edition is continuous of the first printed in 1992, the book has new developments by historians and non-historians that had test primitive weapons and armor. Kelly DeVries collaborated with Robert Smith and this interpretation of technology has open additional roads to research with new images, as well as building and installation of the machinery. The Middle Ages have influenced modern day culture with its military weapons and equipment, for example, novels, comic books, and movies. Certain figures, such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Macbeth would not have essential images or distinctive characters without their weapons or …show more content…
How weapons were constructed, the battles for which different types of weapons to use, and even the tactics for war were all influenced by the age of Renaissance. Since the beginning, society have always fought, whether it was for power, property, family, or just for protection. Either people were forced to fight or by their own free will, the weapons had an impact and this book proves that argument. The authors pulled sources from all aspects of warfare, altogether, in addition to their research, studies from other historians were used and actual journals from the era. The argument was persuasive because the weapons symbolized strength and power, the relationship between technology and warfare is innovation. Also, innovation bring about change and change comes with experimenting, for this reason, DeVries and Smith connected the technology with developments into the Medieval society. Medieval Military Technology is effective at teaching, but it also gave in depth view of other elements used to aid in the Middle Ages, such as the horses, the role of religion, and the effects of war on the culture. In the introduction, the authors stated the second edition was done to update due to the fact of in-field online amateurs. These persons were not recognized nor their findings were listed, these contributions should have been added because it could have changed or added additional support …show more content…
It goes back and covers the history of warfare from the strategy, warriors, and the of course the technology. The aspects of the war and the weaponry is the book’s strength, it’s a publication that arouses military history as a persuasion. Scholar, students, and teachers alike use this as a primary source. Not to mention, it opens up the discussion for a synopsis and further entries. The weakness, some areas were not included due to restricted areas, in particular, Islamic history due to the Muslim engagements with Europe. All in all, the book is packed with detail history, it makes the reader feel as if he or she was there, exciting