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Podcast: The Napoleonic Wars Podcast
Episode: Siege Warfare - An Unavoidable Evil
Description: Ready to blast through the walls of Napoleonic history? In this pounding episode of the Napoleonic Wars Podcast, we talk to Dr Zack White about his edited collection An Unavoidable Evil - Siege Warfare in the Age of Napoleon. Discover how the era of Napoleon wasn't all about Austerlitz and Waterloo; from the fortresses of Izmail and Braila to Wellington’s Peninsular sieges, we uncover the dramatic and gritty stories of sieges that shaped empires.We'll explore how siege warfare evolved during this period and why modern historians are turning their sights back on these crucial events. Dr...