"Evolution of siege techniques" Topic

"Perhaps fortification is man's oldest job. From the beginning of their existence, men felt the need to keep from the many dangers facing him and what can be better than finding inaccessible places and improving them in different ways for better defense and safety.In search of that safety many methods will emerge over time, from the simple protection of a cave to the building of the complex walled enclosures in bastion fortifications.

There is nowadays a great ignorance of most of the public about them, perhaps due to its complicated design and terminology. But even greater is the lack of dissemination of the techniques used in taking and capturing such defensive works. That is why the objective of this work is to analyze the evolution of the siege techniques of fortifications and their evolution before such threats, chronologically focused on the period from the Catholic Monarchs to Vauban.

Many studies have focused on the role of modern fortifications in Spain (Cámara, 1989; De la Fuente, 1994; Diaz, 2004), however, in relation to the topic presented in this paper, and particularly in the case we are dealing with, the treatment of modern poliorcetics has been reduced to a minimum…"
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Amicalement
Armand

A nice paper on a subject everyone interested in already knows about and the uninterested couldn't care less about. I'm not trying to be mean but this story has been overdone for almost a century.

Glad you enjoyed it my good friend!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand