Sieges

.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 si...