Siege Warfare Operations Guide: From historical instances to the start of the gunpowder age (Haynes Manuals)

In distinction to cellular fight, a siege facilities round a set location, traditionally starting from easy hill forts by means of to whole fortified cities. For the defenders, their job has been to protect the integrity of defenses, maintain out the attackers, and keep well being, hygiene and vitamin till the siege is damaged. The attackers, in contrast, have utilized a mix of guile, persistence, know-how and brute drive to put on down their opponents, smash by means of the defenses and drive submission.