Describes the siege of castles throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East beginning with the Gauls' attempt to take Rome in 390 B.C. and ending in the fifteenth century.
Text and illustrations describe what it was like defending a castle and discusses the knights roles, what weapons and armor were used and why castles surrendered.
Introduces young readers to castles in Medieval Europe and how knights defended them, siege warfare, the Crusades, and the development of weaponry that ended the age of castles.
