THE WEAPON OF CHOICE IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN RICHARD COER DE LYON DEFEATING THE SARACENS AT THE BATTLE OF ARFUS IN THE THIRD CRUSADE. THIS IS THE STANDARD WORK ON THE CROSSBOW AND IS ESSENTIAL STUDY FOR HISTORIANS AND MILITARY BUFFS. AS A BONUS THE BOOK HAS AN ADDITIONAL SECTION ON CATAPULTS AND OTHER SIEGE ENGINES.