Preface
After "Rome"
The Arab Conquests
The age of the Carolingian Empire
The Tenth Century
Shifting Balances: the eleventh century
Franks and Saracens: the Early Crusades
The Twelfth Century in Northern and Central Europe and
Byzantium
Consolidation and Centralisation
The developing technology of attack and the response of the
defence
Glossary
Bibliography
A highly impressive historical survey of this significant aspect in
the military history of the first part of the Middle Ages. The
author successfully combines social with economic history for the
background and then turns to the specific aspects in siege history
of each period. . An admirable monograph.
*MEDIAEVISTIK*
The scope of this production is majestic and as a reference work it
will prove invaluable.
*MEDIEVAL WARFARE*
Whether you're a writer of medieval historical fiction, a medieval
history teacher, or an amateur medieval historian looking to give
talks and guided tours at museums and locations throughout Europe;
every once in a while a book comes along that you just have to add
to your library. [...] The information, detail, facts and
statistics presented in A History of the Early Medieval Siege is
invaluable to any person matching the above categories.
*BOOKBANTER BLOG*
[An] outstanding book.
*CASEMATE, no. 89, September 2010*
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