Sieges: From the Siege of Jerusalem to the Gulf War

by Bruce Allen Watson

Book Overview

Provocative and entertaining study of sieges in history Commentary on the nature and evolution of combat across the centuries

Bruce Allen Watson examines seven sieges: Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099, Malta in 1565, Sebastopol during the Crimean War, Kut-al-Amara in World War I, Singapore in World War II, Dien Bien Phu, and the 1991 Gulf War.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811736016
• ISBN13: 9780811736015
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"