Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The papers in this book present, for the first time, the world of warfare, both defensive and offensive, from the Classical periods to end of the Middle Ages in one collection. These scholarships have attracted ancient writers and generals and nowadays historians, archaeologists and researchers poliorcetics. Military historiography and ancient manuals are well familiar from the Classical period throughout the Hellenistic great battlefields until the end of the Middle Ages, the chronological scope of this codex. 0The current book is the first to encompass this long array of time while trying to enrich the reader with the continuity, development and regression in the different periods and spheres of the ancient poliorcetics and beyond; the papers presented here are focusing on the physical fortifications, besieging and defense techniques, development and efficiency of ancient projectiles and sieging machinery, battlefields and the historiographical evidence.

Military architecture --- Siege warfare --- History

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Military architecture --- Military geography --- Military art and science --- History.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Presents professional information designed to keep Army engineers informed of current and emerging developments within their areas of expertise for the purpose of enhancing their professional development. Articles cover engineer training, doctrine, operations, strategy, equipment, history, and other areas of interest to the engineering community.

Military engineering --- Military engineering. --- Engineering, Military --- Civil engineering --- Engineering --- Military architecture

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Containing the proceedings of the third International Conference on Defence Sites: Heritage and Future, this book deals with the scale, design and functions of defence sites, with particular attention to decommissioning experiences and opportunities common to many countries.

Historic sites --- Military architecture --- Military bases --- Conservation and restoration --- Design and construction --- Environmental aspects

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The capture of Jerusalem by the ""First Crusade"" in 1099 heralded the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles. This work covers the military history of the crusades and investigates the role of a wide range of castles.

Castles --- Architecture, Medieval --- Military architecture --- Architecture --- Architecture and war --- Military engineering --- Middle Ages --- Châteaux --- Feudal castles --- Fortification