Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

History & Warfare

A look at the siege of Alesia, a great battle between the Gauls and Romans that brought thousands of soldiers to the plains of France and is a classic example of siege warfare.

Besieged Fortresses

The Siege of Alesia, Caesar's Greatest Victory

The Siege of La Rochelle (1627-28) climaxes the Protestant Huguenot rebellion against the French crown and leads to the rise of the absolute monarchy.

The Siege of La Rochelle, the Battle of the Megastructures

French forces defend Orleans from an English army during a violent and pitiless siege between 1428 and 1429 during the Hundred Years' War.

The Siege of Orléans, Joan's Fortress

English King Richard the Lionheart builds a formidable castle along France's Seine River to assert his supremacy over his rich and strategic lands in Normandy.

The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart

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Built at strategic points and fitted with impressive defenses, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable.

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