Medieval Warfare Special 2019: The Rise of the Gun

Edited by: Peter Konieczy
Softcover book, 21 x 29.7 cm
84 pages, full-colour photographs and artwork throughout
ISBN: 978-94-90258-20-7
Language: English

The 2019 special issue of Medieval Warfare tracks the worldwide rise of the gun from its origins till the late 16th century, and the changes it wrought on warfare.
NB: Not part of regular subscriptions!

Contents

• Peter Konieczny, 'Guns and gunpowder in the Middle Ages - It was once a "child's toy"'.
• Tonio Andrade, 'The invention of firearms in China - The origins of the gunpowder age'.
• Kay Smith, 'Trying to understand 500-year-old weapons - The development of guns and gunpowder in medieval Europe'.
• Kelly DeVries, 'The good, the bad, and the intoxicated - Guns in battle'.
• Dan Spencer, 'Lancastrians, Yorkists, Tudors, and artillery - Gunpowder weapons in the Wars of the Roses'.
• Fabrizio Ansani, 'Deadly Renaissance sculptures - The art of gunmaking'.
• Clifford Rogers, 'The evolution of cannon design - Bigger, stronger, faster'.
• Ruth Brown, 'Another way to look for gunpowder weapons - Cannons in stone'.
• Steve A. Walton, 'Defending against gunpowder artillery - Castles confronting cannons'.
• Stephen Turnbull, 'Guns and gunpowder weapons in Japan - The Battle of Nagashino'.
• Peter Konieczny, 'How guns changed the world - A military revolution'.