[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant book, very interesting reading and opens eyes to the past. If wasn't for these people our lives wouldn't be as they are now They shown anything is possible.
NetGalley, Karen Bull

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars An excellent and detailed treatise on the history of medieval crossbows, with many references. Before reading the book, I was unaware that comparatively few crossbows have survived through to the present time, and that only a few eyewitness accounts mention the specific use of crossbows in battles. The author gives fascinating details of the development of crossbow technology across the centuries until they were gradually superseded by firearms. Some of the earlier versions were adapted to fire stones or lead balls. by the means of a small pouch. These were more suited to hunting than battle. It is interesting to note that medieval armies often mixed longbow archers with crossbowmen in the same unit, with sometimes quite impressive results. The crossbowmen certainly deserved their enhanced pay, crossbows were very expensive to purchase and difficult to maintain compared to a bow. I can thoroughly recommend this book to military buffs and historians.
NetGalley, Peter Coxall

An astonishing account of how the way people fought in battle in the middle ages was originally compiled into an instruction manual in the early 1500s. Fascinating.
Books Monthly

This is a great book to add to the bookstore of genealogist both professional and amateur a like. I found it very informative myself.
NetGalley, Carissa Miller

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