Siege Warfare The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660
Heftet /
1996
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780415146494
Published
1996-10-24
Publisher
Vendor
Routledge
Weight
560 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
189 mm
Age
UU, UP, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
304
Author
This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Duffy demonstrates the implications of the fortress for questions of military organization, strategy, geography, law, architectural values, town life and symbolism and imagination. The book is well illustrated, and will be a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military and architectural history, as well as the general medievalist.
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This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Well illustrated, this book is a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military history as well as early modern historians.
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Preface, Prologue: The Earliest Artillery Fortification, One Fortress Warfare in Renaissance Italy Two Later Italian Wars and the Origins of Permanent Artillery Fortification 1 530-1 600 Three The Frontiers of France 1513-59 Four The Eighty Years War in the Netherlands 1566-1648 Five The Apprenticeship of France 1560-1660 Six The English Civil War and the Subjugation of Ireland Seven The Baltic Empires Eight The Sultan and his Enemies Nine Fortress Warfare beyond the Seas Ten The Fortress and Humankind
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Product details
ISBN
9780415146494
Published
1996-10-24
Publisher
Vendor
Routledge
Weight
560 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
189 mm
Age
UU, UP, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
304
Author