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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Watson, Bruce, 1929-
Imprint:	Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2009.
Description:	xi, 214 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Siege warfare. Siege warfare.
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.

Table of Contents:

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.