Vauban under siege: engineering efficiency and martial vigor in the War of the Spanish Succession
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Beteilige Person: Ostwald, Jamel (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Brill 2007
Schriftenreihe:History of warfare v. 41
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-381) and index
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF MAPS, FIGURES AND TABLES; NOTES; CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO THE PERFECT SIEGE OF ATH 1697; CHAPTER THREE EFFICIENCY AND THE PERFECT SIEGE; CHAPTER FOUR THE TRANSITIONAL WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION; CHAPTER FIVE IMPLEMENTING THE PARADIGM SIEGE; CHAPTER SIX CONTESTING THE PARADIGM SIEGE; CHAPTER SEVEN VIGOR: AN ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM; CHAPTER EIGHT SUCCEEDING WITH VIGOR; CHAPTER NINE THE VIGOROUS FUTURE; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
A comparison of the theory of Vaubanian siegecraft with its reality. This volume places Vauban's siege accomplishments into their broader context, highlighting his continuation of the quest for ever-greater efficiency pursued by a century of military engineers
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 390 pages)
ISBN:9047411501
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