Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660Psychology Press, 1996 - 289 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
The Earliest Artillery Fortification | 1 |
One Fortress Warfare in Renaissance Italy | 8 |
Two Later Italian Wars and the Origins of Permanent Artillery Fortification 15301600 | 23 |
Three The Frontiers of France 151359 | 43 |
Four The Eighty Years War in the Netherlands 15661648 | 58 |
Five The Apprenticeship of France 15601660 | 106 |
Six The English Civil War and the Subjugation of Ireland | 140 |
Seven The Baltic Empires | 163 |
Eight The Sultan and his Enemies | 191 |
Nine Fortress Warfare beyond the Seas | 220 |
Ten The Fortress and Humankind | 247 |
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