Besieged

  • Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges from Ancient Times to the Present
    Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges from Ancient Times to the Present
    By Paul K. Davis

    In engaging, accessible language, Davis tracks the invention of new technologies, analyzes innovative tactics, and tells the human story of conditions both inside and outside the city walls.

  • Besieged: Voices from Delhi 1857
    By Mahmood Farooqui

    Besieged offers a view of how the rebel government of Delhi organized the essential requirements of war—food and labour, soldiers’ salaries, arms and ammunition—but more than that, this deeply evocative book reveals the hopes, beliefs ...