{"product_id":"science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-5-chemistry-and-chemical-technology-part-6-military-technology-missiles-and-sieges-052132727x","title":"Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Part 6, Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 052132727X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Needham, Joseph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience and Civilisation in China Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts dealing with the arts of war in ancient and medieval China. (Part 7--on gunpowder and all aspects of explosive weapons--has already been published, while Part 8--on cavalry techniques and signaling--is still in preparation.) The present volume opens with an introduction on Chinese attitudes to warfare in general. Four major sections follow: on the making and use of simple bows; on the crossbow, the standard weapon of the Han armies, and its introduction to the Western world; on the pre-gunpowder forms of artillery, including the invention of the trebuchet; and on the art of siege warfare in which the Mohists were particularly interested. There is a good deal of material on siege-warfare available, and this final section is a substantial one, covering all aspects in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197744378144,"sku":"NEW052132727X","price":390.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81hJqUJwTKL.jpg?v=1786964677","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-5-chemistry-and-chemical-technology-part-6-military-technology-missiles-and-sieges-052132727x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}