Bruce A. Watson

Sieges (eBook, PDF)

A Comparative Study

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Produktbeschreibung

.Watson presents five sieges for detailed analysis. The author utilizes the methodology John Keegan developed to define sieges as a form of battle and to explore the categories of combat--those relationships of men versus weapons and the commitment to battle on the part of the contestants--which determined the outcome of battles and wars. Watson's unique study is a contribution to the study of siege warfare and provides a background for understanding the Gulf War--which, Watson shows, was a siege--as well as contemporary global conflict. The sieges--Jerusalem, Malta, Sebastopol, Kut-al-Amara, and Singapore--are analyzed in great detail. From his analysis, Watson developes a set of characteristics of sieges that is useful for understanding the siege--a form of battle that has been with us for a long time and that will remain a major element of modern warfare. Students of military history and tactics--buffs and professionals--will find value and entertainment in this provocative study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 1993
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313047763
• Artikelnr.: 68528515

Autorenporträt

BRUCE ALLEN WATSON is Emeritus Professor of Art History at Diablo Valley College. He has authored several books and many articles on art and sociology. His military history studies include The Great Indian Mutiny (Praeger, 1991), Sieges (Praeger, 1993), Desert Battle (Praeger, 1995), and When Soldiers Quit (Praeger, 1997).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Sieges: Overview and Method Jerusalem
1099 Malta
1565 Sebastopol
October 1854 to September 1855 Kut-al-Amara
December 1915 to April 1916 Singapore
7 December 1941 to 15 February 1942 Five Sieges: Constants and Variables The Ongoing Story Selected Bibliography Index