Siege Warfare

The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-13582-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 878 g

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.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duffy, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Duffy