Besieged examines the most important sieges in historythe actions and motivations of attackers and defenders along with conditions inside and outside the city walls.
From Joshua's assault on Jericho in the 15th century B.C. to the Russian attack on the Chechen capital of Grozny at the end of the 20th century, siege warfare has been a recurring theme in the human story. Again and again, engineers have built supposedly impregnable fortifications, only to see them overrun by an ingenious enemy.
In Besieged , military historian Paul F. Davis analyzes the most crucial sieges in world history, such as the siege of Leningrad, which weakened the Nazi forces in World War II, and that of the Alamo, which culminated in independence for Texas. He also describes important sieges unfamiliar to most readers, such as that of Arcot, where a British victory halted the French takeover of southern India. In engaging, accessible language, Davis tracks the invention of new technologies, analyzes innovative tactics, and tells the human story of conditions both inside and outside the city walls.

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Besieged : 100 great sieges from Jericho to Sarajevo

Davis, Paul K.

Oxford University Press

ABC-CLIO, LLC

United States, United States of America

Santa Barbara, Calif, California, 2001

Oxford, New York, England, 2003

Illustrated, US, 2001

November 1, 2001

Oxford, 2001

Memory of the World Librarian: Quintus

Originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, c2001.
Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This Book Details Important Sieges Around The World, From Joshua's Assault On Jericho In The Fifteenth Century B.c. To The Russian Attack On The Chechen Capital Of Grozny At The End Of The Twentieth Century. Jericho (1405 Bc) -- Troy (1250 Bc) -- Plataea (429-427 Bc) -- Syracuse (415-413 Bc) -- Veii (404-396 Bc) -- Tyre (332 Bc) -- Syracuse (213-212 Bc) -- Carthage (149-146 Bc) -- Numantia (134-133 Bc) -- Alesia (52 Bc) -- Jerusalem (70) -- Masada (73-74) -- Aquileia (452) -- Rome (537-38) -- Constantinople (717-18) -- Pavia (773-74) -- Paris (885-86) -- Jerusalem (1099) -- Acre (1189-91) -- Montsegur (1243-44) -- Baghdad (1258) -- Hsiang-yang (1268-73) -- Calais (1346-47) -- Nicopolis (1396) -- Orleans (1428-29) -- Constantinople (1453) -- Granada (1491) -- Tenochtitlan (1521) -- Rhodes (1522) -- Pavia (1524-25) -- Vienna (1529) -- Boulogne (1544) -- Malta (1565) -- Chitor Garh (1567-68) -- Famagusta (1571) -- Antwerp (1584-85) -- Kinsale (1601-02) -- Osaka (1614-15) -- La Rochelle (1627-28) -- Magdeburg (1631) -- Maastricht (1673) -- Vienna (1683) -- Londonderry (1689) -- St. Augustine (1702) -- Turin (1706) -- Lille (1708) -- Louisbourg (1745) -- Arcot (1751) -- Fort Niagara (1759) -- Quebec (1759) -- Havana (1762) -- Boston (1775-76) -- Quebec (1775-76) -- Fort Stanwix (1777) -- Gibraltar (1779-83) -- Pensacola (1781) -- Yorktown (1781) -- Toulon (1793) -- Genoa (1800) -- Badajoz (1812) -- Cuautla (1812) -- Cartagena (1815) -- Athens (acropolis) (1826-27) -- The Alamo (1836) -- Rome (1849) -- Sevastopol (1854-55) -- Delhi (1857) -- Gaeta (1860-61) -- Puebla (1863) -- Vicksburg (1863) -- Petersburg (1864-65) -- Fort Fisher (1864-65) -- Humaita (1867-68) -- Paris (1870-71) -- Plevna (1877). Paul K. Davis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

From Joshua's assault on Jericho in the 15th century B.C. to the Russian attack on the Chechen capital of Grozny at the end of the 20th century, siege warfare has been a recurring theme in the human story. Again and again, engineers have built supposedly impregnable fortifications, only to see them overrun by an ingenious enemy.
In Besieged , military historian Paul F. Davis analyzes the most crucial sieges in world history, such as the siege of Leningrad, which weakened the Nazi forces in World War II, and that of the Alamo, which culminated in independence for Texas. He also describes important sieges unfamiliar to most readers, such as that of Arcot, where a British victory halted the French takeover of southern India. In engaging, accessible language, Davis tracks the invention of new technologies, analyzes innovative tactics, and tells the human story of conditions both inside and outside the city walls.
Book Description In a cycle repeated throughout history, people have congregated in walled cities for mutual protection, and then attackers, lured by the wealth behind the city walls, have laid siege. This fascinating volume examines the most important sieges in world history from the earliest times to the present.
About the Author Paul K. Davis teaches history at Texas Military Institute. He is the author of 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present .
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From Joshua's assault on Jericho in the fifteenth century B.C. to the Russian attack on the Chechen capital of Grozny at the end of the twentieth century, Besieged covers the most important sieges around the world and throughout history. This fascinating volume examines the actions of both attackers and defenders, exploring the motivations of both, as well as surveying technical and tactical innovations and the conditions both inside besieged positions and in the besiegers' ranks. Each entry details the historical setting, the details of the event itself, and the long-term results of the siege. The accounts are enhanced by illustrations and over seventy maps, and each entry includes references for further reading. A glossary and a comprehensive index round out the encyclopedia.

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