Siege Warfare Operations Manual

From ancient times to the beginning of the gunpowder age

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Chris McNab

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Hardback

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Siege warfare is a demanding form of combat, which occupies a unique place in military history. In contrast to mobile combat, a siege centres on a fixed location, whether a simple hill fort or an entire walled city, and the attacking force has to utilize a mixture of guile, patience, technology and brute force to wear down their opponents, smash through the defences and force submission. This book tracks the technology, artillery and tactics of starting and maintaining a siege from ancient times to the beginning of the gunpowder age, charting the struggle between defensive structures and the various engines designed to overcome them. The offensive tools that military engineers designed are closely examined, and battering rams, trebuchets and ballista are illustrated in minute detail. Once walls are breached, an attacking force then had to get troops inside, and the book also discusses the mining and assault tactics that exploited breaches, and what happened once the invaders had penetrated defences. The more subtle arts of siege warfare are also explored, and the critical roles that negotiation, etiquette, spies, sabotage and infiltration could play for forces both sides of the walls.

Author Biography:

Chris McNab is an author and editor specializing in military history and military technology. To date he has published more than 40 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons (2011), Deadly Force (2009), The Roman Army: The Greatest War Machine

Release date Australia

February 8th, 2018

Author

Chris McNab

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

250 Illustrations, unspecified

Imprint

J H Haynes & Co Ltd

Pages

192

Publisher

Haynes Publishing Group

Dimensions

210x270x18

ISBN-13

9781785211461

Product ID

26881345

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