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The Medieval Siege

Author : Jim Bradbury
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851153575
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Siege written by Jim Bradbury and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1992 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradbury's panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century, and includes sieges in Byzantium, Eastern Europe and the areas affected by the Crusades. Within this broad sweep of time and place, he finds, not that enormous changes occurred, but that the rules and methods of siege warfare remained remarkably constant. Included are detailed studies of some of the major sieges including Constantinople and Chateau-Gaillard. Throughout, Bradbury supports his narrative with chronicles and letters. irst-hand accounts of danger, famine and endurance bring the acute reality of siege warfare clearly before the reader.

The Medieval Siege

Author : Jim Bradbury
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851153124
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Siege written by Jim Bradbury and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1992 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradbury's panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century, and includes sieges in Byzantium, Eastern Europe and the areas affected by the Crusades. Within this broad sweep of time and place, he finds, not that enormous changes occurred, which might have been expected, but that the rules and methods of siege warfare remained remarkably constant. His narrative of the main events of siege warfare includes adetailed study of some of the major sieges --Constantinople and Chateau-Gaillard, among others -- and also presents evidence relating to the development of siege weapons and siege warfare. A history of sieges necessarily brings the people caught up in them, besieger and besieged, clearly before the reader; stories from chronicles and letters of danger, famine, endurance and heroism reach out with an immediacy that provides a powerful human context for this study.JIM BRADBURY is the author of The Medieval Archer; he writes and lectures on battles and warfare in England and France in the middle ages.

Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft

Author : Geoffrey Hindley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 162636866X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft written by Geoffrey Hindley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here Geoffrey Hindley serves us the history of military sieges from every angle, tracing the development of fortifications and equipment (offensive and defensive), penning vivid portraits of the weapons involved, exploring the psychology of laying siege, and even describing the role played by women and camp followers in battle. He shows siege tactics in action through real-life case studies of famous sieges that changed the course of history in medieval Europe and the Holy Land. His stimulating and accessible study will be fascinating reading for medieval specialists and for anyone who is interested in the history of warfare.

Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons

Author : Konstantin Nossov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780762782642
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons written by Konstantin Nossov and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military history buffs can find siege weapons of Ancient Egypt, Judea, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as those of the Gauls and Teutons, the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim World, and Medieval Europe, all described with incredible detail and accompanied by illustrations and photographs

Medieval Siege Warfare

Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841765310
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Siege Warfare written by Christopher Gravett and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Medieval City Under Siege

Author : Ivy A. Corfis
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851157566
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (575 download)

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Book Synopsis The Medieval City Under Siege by : Ivy A. Corfis

Download or read book The Medieval City Under Siege written by Ivy A. Corfis and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1999 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These studies of medieval military history examine the topic of siege warfare, exploring the urban milieu within which it developed, and the evolution of siege technology up to the advent of gunpowder weaponry.

Medieval Siege Weapons (1)

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841762357
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis Medieval Siege Weapons (1) by : David Nicolle

Download or read book Medieval Siege Weapons (1) written by David Nicolle and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09-18 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others. This book reveals how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques. It also covers developments in military engineering, such as mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.

The Art of Siege Warfare and Military Architecture from the Classical World to the Middle Ages

Author : Michael Eisenberg
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1789254094
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Siege Warfare and Military Architecture from the Classical World to the Middle Ages written by Michael Eisenberg and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this book present, for the first time, the world of warfare, both defensive and offensive, from the Classical periods to end of the Middle Ages in one collection. These scholarships have attracted ancient writers and generals and nowadays historians, archaeologists and researchers poliorcetics. Military historiography and ancient manuals are well familiar from the Classical period throughout the Hellenistic great battlefields until the end of the Middle Ages, the chronological scope of this codex. The current book is the first to encompass this long array of time while trying to enrich the reader with the continuity, development and regression in the different periods and spheres of the ancient poliorcetics and beyond; the papers presented here are focusing on the physical fortifications, besieging and defense techniques, development and efficiency of ancient projectiles and sieging machinery, battlefields and the historiographical evidence. The X papers of the book, are written by some of the best scholars in their field, presenting here for the first time the results of their research, in the west and in the east.

Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft

Author : Geoffrey Hindley
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1602396337
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft written by Geoffrey Hindley and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jericho to Troy, medieval Europe knew siege warfare as a tradition of antiquity. Long before the advent of city culture, rivaling civilizations had relied on siege tactics as a means of taking over fortified palaces, temples, and defensive walls. But the dawn of the medieval period brought the "golden age" of siege warfare, as the proliferation of formalized cities made siege tactics the ideal choice from a militaristic standpoint. In Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft, Geoffrey Hindley looks at the subject from every angle. He traces the development of strong points, castles, and fortified towns and considers the architects and masons who built them; describes the problems of medieval logistics and food supply that confronted both sides during a siege (and which often decided the outcome); and pens vivid portraits of the machinery of warfare--from towers, mines, trebuchets, and mangonels to boiling oil and Greek fire; and considers the parts played by women and camp followers in battle. With the support of fifty illustrations printed throughout the text, Hindley shows siege tactics in action through real-life case studies of famous sieges that changed the course of history in medieval Europe and the Holy Land. A definitive account of an often overlooked portion of military history, this stimulating and accessible study will be fascinating reading for medieval specialists and for anyone who is interested in the history of warfare. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Medieval Siege

Author : Malcolm Hebron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Siege written by Malcolm Hebron and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first full-length study of the theme of the siege in Medieval literature. Close reading of selected Middle English romances shows how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, and chivalry. Drawing on a wide range of writings in several languages, Malcolm Hebron sets the romances in a broad context, providing important insight into the medieval imagination.

Anatomy of a Siege

Author : Kenneth Wiggins
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851158273
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Anatomy of a Siege written by Kenneth Wiggins and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare, well-preserved example of the specialised military mining techniques employed in siege warfare.

A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220

Author : Peter Fraser Purton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1843834480
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220 written by Peter Fraser Purton and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byblos, Lebanon: An early twelfth-century crusader castle with donjon. --Book Jacket.

Siege

Author : Mark P. Donnelly
Publisher : Brecourt Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780878332137
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Siege written by Mark P. Donnelly and published by Brecourt Academic. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively, informative book--the companion to the Discovery Channel's documentary of the same name--examines in detail how castles shaped medieval warfare and society. 150 color illustrations.

Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages

Author : Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486137570
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Book Synopsis Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages by : Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Download or read book Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages written by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This profusely illustrated and thoroughly researched book describes in detail the diverse methods used to attack and defend castles during the Middle Ages. In a groundbreaking study — the first to shed light on the purpose, construction techniques, and effectiveness of medieval fortifications, noted nineteenth-century architect and writer Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc discusses such architectural elements as dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges. In addition to describing a vast number of European structures — among them fortifications at Carcassonne, Paris, Avignon, Vincennes, Lubeck, Milan, and Nuremberg — he examines the use of artillery and trenches, as well as such weapons as battering rams, mines, and the long-bow. A concise, scholarly reference for architectural historians, this absorbing history will appeal as well to medievalists, military buffs, and anyone interested in the evolution and development of the castle.

Medieval Siege and Siegecraft

Author : Geoffrey Hindley
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1781598487
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Siege and Siegecraft written by Geoffrey Hindley and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating survey of the defining activity of warfare between rival power centers in the Middle Ages from the author of A Brief History of the Crusades. Great sieges changed the course of medieval history, yet siege warfare, the dominant military activity of the period, is rarely given the attention it deserves. Geoffrey Hindley’s highly readable new account of this vital but neglected aspect of medieval warfare looks at the subject from every angle. He traces the development of fortifications and siege equipment, explores the psychological dimension and considers the parts played by women and camp followers. He also shows siege tactics in action through a selection of vivid case studies of famous sieges taken from the history of medieval Europe and the Holy Land. His stimulating and accessible study will be fascinating reading for medieval specialists and for anyone who is interested in the history of warfare. “For those interested in a fuller understanding of medieval warfare, covering the years 500 to 1500 C.E., this book should be square one . . . the extremely readable results are recommended.” —Library Journal

The Medieval Military Engineer

Author : Peter Fraser Purton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783272783
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Military Engineer written by Peter Fraser Purton and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2018 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep.

Siege Weapons of the Far East (1)

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782002251
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Siege Weapons of the Far East (1) written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, the mountain fortresses of Korea and the military outposts of Japan each presented different challenges to besieging forces, and this book reveals the diversity of tactics that were developed to meet these challenges. Most of the Far Eastern weaponry of this period originated in China, but was adapted to fit the demands of siegecraft across the region and the individual strengths and weaknesses of each piece of machinery are studied here.