Few topics in the history of human conflict capture the popular imagination more than the drama of siege warfare. Whether it is a city, a town, a battalion or a regiment, the blood is stirred by stories of those that have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers.

This docuseries explores siege warfare and explains how those that are vastly outnumbered have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers.