Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft
Title | Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Hindley |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2009-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1602396337 |
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.
Medieval Siege and Siegecraft
Title | Medieval Siege and Siegecraft PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Hindley |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2009-03-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1781598487 |
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
Medieval Siege Warfare
Title | Medieval Siege Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Gravett |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781841765310 |
The Medieval Siege
Title | The Medieval Siege PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Bradbury |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780851153124 |
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.
A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220
Title | A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Fraser Purton |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843834480 |
Byblos, Lebanon: An early twelfth-century crusader castle with donjon. --Book Jacket.
The Art of Siege Warfare and Military Architecture from the Classical World to the Middle Ages
Title | The Art of Siege Warfare and Military Architecture from the Classical World to the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Eisenberg |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2021-01-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1789254094 |
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.
A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500
Title | A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Fraser Purton |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 550 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843834499 |
The first book of a two-volume history of siege warfare and techniques in Europe and the Middle and Far East covering the period 450-1500. --