Siege warfare

Here are entered technical military works on siege warfare. General historical works on sieges are entered under [Sieges.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009382
- info:lc/authorities/sh85009382
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85009382#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Attack and defense (Military science)
- Fortifications, Attack and defense of
- Fortress warfare
- Siege craft
- Siegecraft
Broader Terms
- Military art and science
- Military engineering
Related Terms
- Fortification
- Intrenchments
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb11953084g
Earlier Established Forms
- Attack and defense (Military science)
Sources
- found: Dupuy, T.N. Dict. military terms, 1986 ("Siegecraft" is art of conducting sieges; "sieges" are the process of besieging a fortress or town; "besiege" is to cut off all access to or egress from a town or fortress for the purpose of capturing it)
- found: Web. 3 (Siege)
- found: Quick dict. weapons (Siege)
LC Classification
- UG443-UG449
General Notes
- Here are entered technical military works on siege warfare. General historical works on sieges are entered under [Sieges.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Sieges]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 1992-06-18: revised

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