| Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Duffy, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415146496 ISBN-13: 9780415146494 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: In "Siege Warfare," Christopher Duffy sets the fortress at the center of history between 1494-1660, the time when gunpowder changed the shape of warfare. He explains and clarifies the elaborate calculations which lie behind fortress construction, showing how the period was shaped, in both its town planning and urban life, by the art of fortress building. The narrative begins in Renaissance Italy, considers the engineering of the Dutch and Spanish during the Eighty Years War, and covers the state-of-the-art in Britain, Scandinavia, Muscovy and Turkey. Duffy demonstrates the implications of the fortress for military organization, strategy, geography, law, architectural values, town life and symbolism, making it the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 355.44 |
| LCCN: 97146873 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.48" W x 9.52" (2.12 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |