Chapter II: Preface

Since my recent book on mediæval archery and ancient weapons was issued,[1] I have obtained a considerable amount of information concerning the projectile engines of the Greeks and Romans. I now print a concise account of the history, construction and effects in warfare of these engines.

In this summary the additional notes I have acquired are included.

I also append a treatise fully describing that remarkable weapon the Turkish composite bow, which I only cursorily dealt with in the work referred to.

R. P. G.

THIRKLEBY PARK,
THIRSK:
_Dec. 1906_.

[1] _The Crossbow, Mediæval and Modern, Military and
Sporting: its Construction, History, and Management. With
a Treatise on the Balista and Catapult of the Ancients._
220 illustrations. Messrs. Longmans & Co., 39 Paternoster
Row, London.

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