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Product Identifiers
PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101602396337
ISBN-139781602396333
eBay Product ID (ePID)71693378
Product Key Features
Book TitleMedieval Sieges and Siegecraft
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicMilitary Science, Military / Weapons, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Military / Pictorial, Europe / General, Europe / Medieval
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorGeoffrey Hindley
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-008554
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsFor 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.
Dewey Decimal355.440940902
SynopsisHere Geoffrey Hindley serves us the history of military sieges fromevery angle, tracing the development of fortifications and equipment(offensive and defensive), penning vivid portraits of the weaponsinvolved, exploring the psychology of laying siege, and even describingthe role played by women and camp followers in battle. He shows siegetactics in action through real-life case studies of famous sieges thatchanged the course of history in medieval Europe and the Holy Land. Hisstimulating and accessible study will be fascinating reading formedieval specialists and for anyone who is interested in the history ofwarfare., 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberUG444.H56 2009
