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Has anyone read this book? It looks really good. I'm gonna put it and a couple others from Osprey publishing on my Christmas list
Here are some other books that looked good. Anyone have anything to say about them?
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Siege engines of the far east
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Possible genius 
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Posted 08 December 2005 - 06:08 PM
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Has anyone read this book? It looks really good. I'm gonna put it and a couple others from Osprey publishing on my Christmas list
Here are some other books that looked good. Anyone have anything to say about them?
Has anyone read this book? It looks really good. I'm gonna put it and a couple others from Osprey publishing on my Christmas list
Here are some other books that looked good. Anyone have anything to say about them?
If I build it, they will run
Greatness is not aquired by digging your-self out of the deepest hole, but avoiding it all together.
Inspired by The Amateur's Mind and The Art of War.
I've cut it three times and it's still to short.
Greatness is not aquired by digging your-self out of the deepest hole, but avoiding it all together.
Inspired by The Amateur's Mind and The Art of War.
I've cut it three times and it's still to short.
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 12:21 AM
Possible genius, on Dec 9 2005, 08:08 AM, said:
Hahaha, I have 5 of the 6 books in your second link. Quite good as an introduction to siege weaponry but Turnbull sometimes makes rather sweeping statements and rarely lists his sources so you can't verify them for yourself. His stuff is usually excellent but you can sometimes find glaring errors in his conclusions or facts. But a good read all the same.
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Chinese Siege Warfare: Mechanical Artillery & Siege Weapons of Antiquity
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Chinese Siege Warfare: Mechanical Artillery & Siege Weapons of Antiquity
Have Pride, Not Arrogance.
"History should be fun... and hands-on"
"Insufficient adversity dulls the mind"
"The greater the adversity, the brighter the spark of opportunity"
"I fear not death so much as I fear not being able to live"
...明明白白我的心
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Posted 10 December 2005 - 05:19 PM
Liang Jieming, on Dec 9 2005, 01:21 AM, said:
Hahaha, I have 5 of the 6 books in your second link. Quite good as an introduction to siege weaponry but Turnbull sometimes makes rather sweeping statements and rarely lists his sources so you can't verify them for yourself. His stuff is usually excellent but you can sometimes find glaring errors in his conclusions or facts. But a good read all the same.
"Glaring errors"! Wow, that stinks. I'd still like to read the books, but I'd like to be able to find out wha'ts accurate and what's not. Do you know of any other books w/o errors?
Thanks
P.S. Yes I'm reading yours but I would like to get something more tangible
If I build it, they will run
Greatness is not aquired by digging your-self out of the deepest hole, but avoiding it all together.
Inspired by The Amateur's Mind and The Art of War.
I've cut it three times and it's still to short.
Greatness is not aquired by digging your-self out of the deepest hole, but avoiding it all together.
Inspired by The Amateur's Mind and The Art of War.
I've cut it three times and it's still to short.
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