Sieges : from the Siege of Jerusalem to the Gulf War.

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Author / Creator:Watson, Bruce, 1929-
Imprint:Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2009.
Description:xi, 214 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7843070
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ISBN:9780811736015
0811736016
Notes:Originally published under title: Sieges, a comparative study. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-20 8) and index.
Summary: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.

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. Excerpted from Sieges: From the Siege of Jerusalem to the Gulf War by Bruce Allen Watson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.