The Third Period

The Book of Famous Sieges

by Tudor JENKS (1857 - 1922)

History is dominated by war, battles, and sieges. Our history books are full of these. But history books usually don't explain sieges in such an accessible and at times entertaining way as Tudor Jenks manages in this 1909 volume. The text and explanations are directed at children, but interested adults will profit from them in the same way. - Summary by Carolin

Listen next episodes of The Book of Famous Sieges:
Constantinople, about 717 AD , Siege of Antioch, 1097 AD , Siege of Orleans in 1428 , Siege of Paris in 885 , The Fall of Constantinople, 1453 , The Fifth Period , The Fourth Period , The Siege of Antwerp, 1832 , The Siege of Gibraltar, 1783 , The Siege of Paris, 1870 , The Siege of Port Arthur, 1904 , The Siege of Rhodes, 1522 , The Siege of Vicksburg, 1863