Watson presents five sieges for detailed analysis. The author
utilizes the methodology John Keegan developed to define sieges as
a form of battle and to explore the "categories of combat"--those
relationships of men versus weapons and the commitment to battle on
the part of the contestants--which determined the outcome of
battles and wars. Watson's unique study is a contribution to the
study of siege warfare and provides a background for understanding
the Gulf War--which, Watson shows, was a siege--as well as
contemporary global conflict. The sieges--Jerusalem, Malta,
Sebastopol, Kut-al-Amara, and Singapore--are analyzed in great
detail. From his analysis, Watson developes a set of
characteristics of sieges that is useful for understanding the
siege--a form of battle that has been with us for a long time and
that will remain a major element of modern warfare. Students of
military history and tactics--buffs and professionals--will find
value and entertainment in this provocative study.
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