The Medieval SiegeBoydell & Brewer, 1992 - Всего страниц: 362 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. |
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
Acre Ambroise Anjou Antioch Arab Aragon army attack Balbi battle belfry besieged blockade bridge brought built Byzantine camp cannons captured Carolingian castle century Charles Christian Chronicle citizens Constantinople count crusaders Damietta death defences ditch Doukas Drawn by Hilary early medieval Edward emperor Empire enemy engines England English example fighting force Forster fortifications France Frankish Franks Frederick French Froissart Gabrieli garrison gates Geoffrey Gesta Francorum Greek Fire guns Harfleur Henry of Livonia Hilary Evans Hundred Years War James Jerusalem killed king knights land Louis Malta mangonel medieval siege Mehmet middle ages military mining Moslems motte and bailey Nicaea Normandy Orderic Vitalis Otto of Freising Paris period Philip Raymond of Aguilers Rhodes Richard rôle Roman Rouen Runciman Saladin Saracens seems ships siege warfare sortie Sphrantzes stone storm stronghold surrender took Tortona tower town trebuchet Turkish Turks victory vikings Villehardouin walls weapons West William of Tyre
Ссылки на эту книгу
Adaption-innovation: In the Context of Diversity and Change Michael J. Kirton Ограниченный просмотр - 2003 |
Enforced Disarmament: From the Napoleonic Campaigns to the Gulf War Philip Towle Просмотр фрагмента - 1997 |