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Anatomy of a Seige: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642
by Wiggins, Kenneth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0851158277
- ISBN 13
- 9780851158273
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Boydell Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0851158277 . Stiff unmarked book, in glossy dust jacket ; 10.0 X 6.9 X 0.9 inches; 328 pages; King John's Castle, Limerick, survives today as an impressive Anglo-Norman fortress in a commanding position along the eastern edge of the river Shannon. In the early months of 1642, when the Munster army of the Irish rebellion was admitted to Limerick, the Protestant and Anglo-Irish citizenry fled to the king's castle for protection, and were immediately besieged. To breach the masonry the besiegers used miners to make tunnels for the placing of timber props, ready for firing, underneath the foundations. The castle's defenders reacted by opening countermines to intercept the encroaching mines, hoping to save the walls from ruin. Substantial evidence for this 'military mining,' unusually, has survived to yield their secrets to today's archaeologists and military historians, providing a fascinating record of the exceptional events of the siege. Kenneth Wiggins brings together detailed documentary sources and unique archaeological discoveries in an expert assessment of the siege, embracing the drama central to the story while highlighting technology and strategies characteristic of 'underground' siege warfare'. .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54755
- Title
- Anatomy of a Seige: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642
- Author
- Wiggins, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0851158277
- ISBN 13
- 9780851158273
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Place of Publication
- Rochester, Ny, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- 0851158277
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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B-Line Books
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Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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