Civilians Under Siege from Sarajevo to Troy
This edited volume analyses siege warfare as a discrete type of military engagement, in the face of which civilians are particularly vulnerable. Siege warfare is a form of combat that has always had devastating effects on civilian populations. From the ne
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Alex Dowdall and John Horne
Civilians Under Siege from Sarajevo to Troy “From first-hand oral accounts of the sieges of Sarajevo and Leningrad, from a great range of documentary evidence, and from literary works imagining the sack of Troy, this volume studies warfare at its very darkest: the devastation of cities and their civilian populations. The techniques of siege may have changed beyond recognition over the millennia, but the objective of capturing or destroying entire communities or states has remained a constant feature of warfare, and the human and material cost has always been extraordinarily high. The detailed case studies assembled here offer fascinating and disturbing insights into the politics, economics, ethics and psychology of siege warfare, starting less than 30 and ending more than 3000 years ago.” —Hans van Wees, University College London, UK
Alex Dowdall · John Horne Editors
Civilians Under Siege from Sarajevo to Troy
Editors Alex Dowdall University of Manchester Manchester, UK
John Horne Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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