Table of Contents

List of Figures, List of Maps, Abbreviations, Introduction
1: Latin Siege Warfare in the First Crusade
2: The Capture of the Palestinian Coast and the Development of Crusade Siege Technique
3: Siege operations in the Establishment of Norman Authority in Italy and Sicily
4: Cities and Siege Warfare: Lombardy in the Twelfth Century
5: Siege Warfare in the Iberian Reconquista
6: Seaborne Siege Warfare: The Italian Maritime States and Latin Expansion
7: Towards Conclusions
Appendix I. Crusader Siege Towers
Appendix II. Siege Engines: General Descriptions and Terms
Appendix III. The Problem of Artillery
Bibliography, Index

Reviews

important book, which supports its publisher's claim to be not only a contribution to twelfth-century military history but an aid towards understanding some of the political and cultural developments of the period. This is a work of significance.
*English Historical Review*