{"product_id":"besieged-paul-k-davis-9781576071953","title":"Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges from Ancient Times to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBesieged\u003c\/i\u003e examines the most important sieges in history--the actions and motivations of attackers and defenders along with conditions inside and outside the city walls.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Joshua's assault on Jericho in the 15th century B.C. to the Russian attack on the Chechen capital of Grozny at the end of the 20th century, siege warfare has been a recurring theme in the human story. Again and again, engineers have built supposedly impregnable fortifications, only to see them overrun by an ingenious enemy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBesieged\u003c\/i\u003e, military historian Paul F. Davis analyzes the most crucial sieges in world history, such as the siege of Leningrad, which weakened the Nazi forces in World War II, and that of the Alamo, which culminated in independence for Texas. He also describes important sieges unfamiliar to most readers, such as that of Arcot, where a British victory halted the French takeover of southern India. In engaging, accessible language, Davis tracks the invention of new technologies, analyzes innovative tactics, and tells the human story of conditions both inside and outside the city walls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul K. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576071952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576071953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.34h x 7.20w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 1398\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 22","brand":"Paul K. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153761153279,"sku":"9781576071953","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4303096c-6165-46c6-b474-58b1a57fcfe7.jpg?v=1770785651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/besieged-paul-k-davis-9781576071953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}