Vauban Under Siege
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Author |
: Jamel Ostwald |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004154896 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004154892 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vauban Under Siege by : Jamel Ostwald
"Vauban under Siege" is the first systematic comparison of the theory of Vaubanian siegecraft with its reality, contrasting military engineering's pursuit of the efficient siege with generals' contradictory search for rapid conquest, purchased at the cost of additional lives.
Author |
: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 301 |
Release |
: 2009-12-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786456987 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786456981 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV by : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers. More than just a fortification designer, Vauban was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. This book tells the complete story of Vauban's exceptional career, placing him within the framework of Louis XIV's reign and revealing his lasting influences in France and other nations. With the aid of numerous detailed drawings, 17th century bastioned fortification, artillery, and seige warfare are described in detail. Vauban's fortifications that are still standing today are particularly highlighted.
Author |
: James Falkner |
Publisher |
: Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 444 |
Release |
: 2011-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783031337 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783031336 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Marshal Vauban by : James Falkner
“[A] vivid and well written account of the life of the man who built some of the most magnificent military structures known to man.”—Clayton Donnell, “Fortress Archaeologist” Sebastien Le Prestre, Marshal Vauban, was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly sophisticated fortress designs, his advanced theories for the defense and attack of fortified places, and his prolific work as a writer and radical thinker on military and social affairs, mark him out as one of the most influential military minds of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Yet no recent study of this extraordinary man has been published in English. James Falkner, in this perceptive and lively new account of Vauban’s life and work, follows his career as a soldier from a dashing and brave young cavalry officer to his emergence as a masterful military engineer. And he shows that Vauban was much more than simply a superlative builder of fortresses, for as a leading military commander serving Louis XIV, he perfected a method for attacking fortifications in the most effective way, which became standard practice until the present day. Falkner’s new study will add significantly to the understanding of Vauban’s achievements and the impact his work has had on the history of warfare. “A very enjoyable read for those looking for a good, basic account of Vauban’s career and his role in the wars of Louis XIV and of fortification more generally. Its usefulness is enhanced by various maps and reproductions of portraits of key characters and of contemporary plans of fortresses.”—War in History
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2019-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004395695 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004395695 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis The World of the Siege by :
The World of the Siege examines relations between the conduct and representations of early modern sieges. The volume offers case studies from various regions in Europe (England, France, the Low Countries, Germany, the Balkans) and throughout the world (the Chinese, Ottoman and Mughal Empires), from the 15th century into the 18th. The international contributors analyse how siege narratives were created and disseminated, and how early modern actors as well as later historians made sense of these violent events in both textual and visual artefacts. . The volume's chronological and geographical breadth provides insight into similarities and differences of siege warfare and military culture across several cultures, countries and centuries, as well as its impact on both combatants and observers. See inside the book.
Author |
: John Keegan |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 1983-01-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781440673993 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1440673993 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Face of Battle by : John Keegan
John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle -- a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfare The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at the "point of maximum danger." Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia, and breaking away from the stylized format of battle descriptions, John Keegan has written what is probably the definitive model for military historians. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three battles representative of three different time periods, he manages to convey what the experience of combat meant for the participants, whether they were facing the arrow cloud at the battle of Agincourt, the musket balls at Waterloo, or the steel rain of the Somme. The Face of Battle is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Mask of Command: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.
Author |
: Rachel Chrastil |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 319 |
Release |
: 2014-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674416284 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674416287 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Siege of Strasbourg by : Rachel Chrastil
When war broke out between France and Prussia in the summer of 1870, one of the first targets of the invading German armies was Strasbourg. From August 15 to September 27, Prussian forces bombarded this border city, killing hundreds of citizens, wounding thousands more, and destroying many historic buildings and landmarks. For six terror-filled weeks, "the city at the crossroads" became the epicenter of a new kind of warfare whose indiscriminate violence shocked contemporaries and led to debates over the wartime protection of civilians. The Siege of Strasbourg recovers the forgotten history of this crisis and the experiences of civilians who survived it. Rachel Chrastil shows that many of the defining features of "total war," usually thought to be a twentieth-century phenomenon, characterized the siege. Deploying a modern tactic that traumatized city-dwellers, the Germans purposefully shelled nonmilitary targets. But an unintended consequence was that outsiders were prompted to act. Intervention by the Swiss on behalf of Strasbourg's beleaguered citizens was a transformative moment: the first example of wartime international humanitarian aid intended for civilians. Weaving firsthand accounts of suffering and resilience through her narrative, Chrastil examines the myriad ethical questions surrounding what is "legal" in war and what rights civilians trapped in a war zone possess. The implications of the siege of Strasbourg far exceed their local context, to inform the dilemmas that haunt our own age--in which collateral damage and humanitarian intervention have become a crucial part of our strategic vocabulary.
Author |
: Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban |
Publisher |
: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 1968 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015024874979 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Manual of Siegecraft and Fortification by : Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Engelsk oversættelse 1968 ved G.A. Rothrock af Vaubans i 1669 på Krigsminister Louvois opfordring skrevne værk "Mémoire sur la Conduite des Sièges" som første gang tryktes i Leiden 1740 under titlen "Mémoire pour servir d'Instruction dans la Conduite des Siéges et dans la Défense des Places"--Se yderligere under denne udgave.
Author |
: Daniel Halévy |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 266 |
Release |
: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:$B83762 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vauban, Builder of Fortreses by : Daniel Halévy
Author |
: Paddy Griffith |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 2013-01-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781849080415 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1849080410 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Vauban Fortifications of France by : Paddy Griffith
Vauban was the foremost military engineer of France, not only during his lifetime, but also throughout the 18th century when his legacy and methods remained in place almost unchanged. Indeed, his expertise and experience in the construction, defence, and attack of fortresses is unrivalled by any of his contemporaries, of any nationality. In all three of those fields he was a significant innovator and prolific exponent, having planned approximately 160 major defensive projects and directed over 50 sieges. This book provides not only a modern listing of his varied interventions and their fates, but also a wide-ranging discussion of just how and why they pushed forward the international boundaries of the arts of fortification.
Author |
: w R. |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 780 |
Release |
: 1871 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0024418232 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Great Sieges of History. A New Edition, Including the Siege of Paris, with Coloured Illustrations. [The Preface Signed: W. R., I.e. William Routledge?] by : w R.