{"product_id":"the-medieval-siege-9780851153575","title":"The Medieval Siege","description":"\u003cp\u003eA guide to sieges that took place in Europe and the Near East between 450 and 1565.  The chapter on weaponry is descriptive and there are excellent drawings as well as contemporary illustrations. Equally  the final chapter on the conduct of sieges is admirably forthright... the index is particularly good. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT  In medieval warfare  the siege predominated: for every battle  there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradburys panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century  and includes sieges in Byzantium  Eastern Europe and the areas affected by the Crusades. Within this broad sweep of time and place  he finds  not that enormous changes occurred  but that the rules and methods of siege warfare remained remarkably constant. Included are detailed studies of some of the major sieges including Constantinople and Chateau-Gaillard. Throughout  Bradbury supports his narrative with chronicles and letters. irst-hand accounts of danger  famine and endurance bring the acute reality of siege warfare clearly before the reader.  JIM BRADBURY is the author of The Medieval Archer; he writes and lectures on battles and warfare in England and France in the middle ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789739483189,"sku":"ByrdShop_0851153577","price":35.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780851153575.jpg?v=1784695701","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-medieval-siege-9780851153575","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}