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This blog is great, highly recommend. Along with this series, he has some really interesting ones on medieval warfare illustrated via Lord of the Rings:

https://acoup.blog/category/collections/siege-of-gondor/ https://acoup.blog/category/collections/the-battle-of-helms-...

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I can second that, both the series on the siege of Minas Tirith and the series on the battle of Helm's Deep were outstanding, making great points by comparing book, movie, and historical precedent, to better understand all three.

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