The book covers twenty two centuries of siege warfare based on a semifictuous location somewhere in Burgundy.
The translation in the copy I read was good, but still had some local flavour plus a feeling for the time it was written (nineteenth century). It is very patriotic and militaristic as can be expected in the period preceding WW1.
What I really enjoyed were the descriptions of the various sieges that took place.
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteYes this is a great book. I first came across it at university and when it was republished I just had to get it.
Cheers.
The chap that lent me this book, Simon, has gone on to model a Vauban style fortress in 28mm which should give us some scope for a siege battle or two.
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