Sieges: A Comparative Study

Bruce A. Watson

ISBN 10: 0275940349 / ISBN 13: 9780275940348

Published by Praeger (UK), 1993

About this Item

Presents five sieges - Jerusalem, Malta, Sebastopol, Kut-al-Amara and Singapore - for detailed analysis. The writer adopts the methodology developed by Jon Keegan of defining sieges as a form of battle and explores the "categories of combat" which determine the outcome of battles. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 1DVU; 1FBH; 1FBQ; 1FMS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469. . 1993. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sieges: A Comparative Study
• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275940349
• ISBN 13: 9780275940348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

.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.

About the Author

BRUCE ALLEN WATSON is Emeritus Professor, History of Art, and past chairman, Division of Applied and Fine Arts, Diablo Valley College. His lifelong study of military history led to his first book, The Great Indian Mutiny: Colin Campbell and the Campaign at Lucknow (Praeger, 1991).