A facsimile reprint of The Crossbow published in 1903 by Longmans, Green, and Co. in London. Surveys the history of the crossbow with comparisons to the longbow, shortbow and handgun; the construction and management of medieval and modern crossbows; and the ancient and medieval siege engines that stand in evolutionary relation to crossbows as cannons do to rifles. An appendix looks at Turkish and other oriental bows. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.