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Siege Warfare Operations Manual : From Ancient Times to the Beginning of the Gunpowder Age by Chris. McNab (2018, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHaynes Publishing Group P.L.C.
ISBN-101785211463
ISBN-139781785211461
eBay Product ID (ePID)240451293
Product Key Features
Book TitleSiege Warfare Operations Manual : from Ancient Times to the Beginning of the Gunpowder Age
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary Science, Military / Strategy, Military / Weapons
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorChris. Mcnab
Book SeriesHaynes Manuals Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight26.1 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-948598
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal355.4409
Table Of ContentContains commissioned artworks of siege engines from pre-Roman to late Medieval times, including the scorpio, ballista, mangonel, onager, and the siege tower. Examines the successes and failures of some of the worlds most famous sieges, including those of Alexander the Great, Julius Ceasar and Richard the Lionheart. Discusses assault tactics as well as the logistics of maintaining a siege, together with behind the scenes strategies such as infiltration, diplomacy and chemical warfare.
SynopsisSiege warfare is a demanding form of combat, which occupies a unique place in military history. In contrast to mobile combat, a siege centres on a fixed location, whether a simple hill fort or an entire walled city, and the attacking force has to utilize a mixture of guile, patience, technology and brute force to wear down their opponents, smash through the defences and force submission. This book tracks the technology, artillery and tactics of starting and maintaining a siege from ancient times to the beginning of the gunpowder age, charting the struggle between defensive structures and the various engines designed to overcome them. The offensive tools that military engineers designed are closely examined, and battering rams, trebuchets and ballista are illustrated in minute detail. Once walls are breached, an attacking force then had to get troops inside, and the book also discusses the mining and assault tactics that exploited breaches, and what happened once the invaders had penetrated defences. The more subtle arts of siege warfare are also explored, and the critical roles that negotiation, etiquette, spies, sabotage and infiltration could play for forces both sides of the walls., In contrast to mobile combat, a siege centers around a fixed location, historically ranging from simple hill forts through to entire fortified cities., In contrast to mobile combat, a siege centers around a fixed location, historically ranging from simple hill forts through to entire fortified cities. For the defenders, their job has been to preserve the integrity of defenses, keep out the attackers, and maintain health, hygiene and nutrition until the siege is broken. The attackers, by contrast, have utilized a mixture of guile, patience, technology and brute force to wear down their opponents, smash through the defenses and force submission.
LC Classification NumberUG444
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