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| siege. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | Some notable sieges of history include those of Syracuse (415413 |
 | | A.D. 70), Acre (118990), Constantinople (1453), Quebec (175960), Sevastopol (185455, 194142), Vicksburg (1863), Port Arthur (1904), Malta (194043), Leningrad (194143), Dienbienphu (1954) and Khe Sanh (1968). |
 | | 1966); V. Melegari, The Great Military Sieges (1972); I. Hogg, Fortress (1975); C. Duffy, Siege Warfare (2 vol., 197985). |
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