Besieged: Siege Warfare in the Ancient World (General Military), Campbell, Dunca

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9781846030192
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1846030196
ISBN-13
9781846030192
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52195459

Product Key Features

Book Title
Besieged : Siege Warfare in the Ancient World
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Ancient / General, Military / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Duncan B. Campbell
Book Series
General Military Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
7.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
2006-297127
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Lavishly illustrated, this is the best work so far on this fascinating part of ancient warfare and is an essential read for anyone interested in the distant past. Lik all Osprey titles, it is highly recommended and one that you will find as fascinating as did I." -Scott Van Aken,modelingmadness.com "This well illustrated book is a must for anyone interested in siege warfare." -J.E. Kauffman,The Coastal Defence Journal, "This well illustrated book is a must for anyone interested in siege warfare." -- J.E. Kauffman, The Coastal Defence Journal "This fascinating title examines the techniques and weapons used during the sieges in Ancient world. This book explores the development of siege warfare from Persia in the 6th century BC to the 4th century Roman world...illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings." -- Neoproprealism (May 2008) "Lavishly illustrated, this is the best work so far on this fascinating part of ancient warfare and is an essential read for anyone interested in the distant past. Lik all Osprey titles, it is highly recommended and one that you will find as fascinating as did I." -- Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com, "This fascinating title examines the techniques and weapons used during the sieges in Ancient world. This book explores the development of siege warfare from Persia in the 6th century BC to the 4th century Roman world...illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings." -Neoproprealism(May 2008) "Lavishly illustrated, this is the best work so far on this fascinating part of ancient warfare and is an essential read for anyone interested in the distant past. Lik all Osprey titles, it is highly recommended and one that you will find as fascinating as did I." -Scott Van Aken,modelingmadness.com "This well illustrated book is a must for anyone interested in siege warfare." -J.E. Kauffman,The Coastal Defence Journal
Dewey Decimal
355.44093
Synopsis
The great warleaders and generals, including Darius, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Julius Caesar successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. As siege tactics became integral to success in war, generals employed the minds of engineers and scientists to develop tactics, and offensive and defensive technology to give them the edge over their enemies. The mathematician Archimedes was famously and very practically involved in the defense of Syracuse in 213-12 BC. Soldiers became highly skilled combat engineers. The book tracks the amazing developments in siege warfare through a period of nine centuries and includes details of the evolution of the artillery of the era - spear- and stone-firing catapults. Full-color artwork, many drawings and plans, photographs of archeological finds and reconstructions support expert but accessible text in this fascinating study of a less familiar facet of the ancient art of war., Sieges played a central role in many conflicts of the ancient world, and generals such as Darius, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Scipio Africanus successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. As siege tactics became an integral part of war, generals employed the minds of engineers and scientists to develop tactics that ranged from penetrating the defences or blockading the city through tricks and deception. This fascinating book explores the development of siege warfare in the ancient world from Ancient Persia in the 6th century BC to the 4th century Roman World, examining the techniques and weapons on this period. Combines material previously published as Elite 121- Ancient Siege Warfare Elite126- Siege Warfare in the Roman World 146 BC-AD 378, New Vanguard 78- Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 BC-AD 363.
LC Classification Number
UG444

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