The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945
Gibraltar is not only an archetypal fortress, preserving in its dominating topography and walls, bastions and emplacements a rich testament to extended periods of human conflict, but it is also a unique record of the evolution of the sciences of ... [... more]
Random House |
William Allcorn
The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the ... [... more]
Random House |
Rene Chartrand
Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests. French and British explorers came later to ... [... more]
Random House |
Jeff Vanelle
The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the ... [... more]
Random House |
Hugh Johnson
In 1942, with Germany's gradual loss of the strategic initiative to the Allies, Hitler was forced to construct an impenetrable wall of fortifications along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast. However, Hitler's grandiose Atlantic wall scheme was ... [... more]
Random House |
Fortress Third Reich: German Fortifications and Defense ...
 Great View of German Defensives Works of World War II: This book covers a vast topic in a short space and does not bore the reader with tons of useless information on how much ribar and concrete was used or other technical engineering data. Everything [... more]
CDN$27.50
Amazon CA |
A judgment against Yahoo!
YOU might think the French would have learned by now that defensive lines rarely prove impenetrable. After all, during the second world war Hitler's troops bypassed the Maginot fortifications along the Franco-German border by the simple expedient ... [... more]
The Economist |
Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The ...
Author: Earl J. Hess Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 973.73 EAN: 9780807829318 ISBN: 0807829315 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: 2005-04 [... more]
CDN$46.88
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American Civil War Fortifications (1): Coastal brick and ...
A Great Book: This new addition to the Osprey Fortress series is very well written. It covers the history of Stone and Brick Coastal Forts of the Civil War from their design and construction in the early 1800s till their combat in the Civil War. The [... more]
CDN$23.06
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Fortress Europe: European Fortifications Of World War II
An Interactive Book on Fortifications!!!: Five Stars or Four Stars - a difficult choice. WALLS OF WAR is indeed a classic, and possibly this book shall be also. Like WALLS OF WAR, FORTRESS EUROPE contains some inaccurracies. The most outstanding problem [... more]
CDN$37.95
Amazon CA |
The History of Castles: Fortifications Around the World
Excellent!!!: I love anything having to do with history and this book is so far the best which I own on castles & fortifications. It's filled with great info & pics/illustrations! I haven't read through the whole thing yet because the pictures [... more]
CDN$53.00
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Fortress Third Reich: German Fortifications And Defense ...
Great View of German Defensives Works of World War II: This book covers a vast topic in a short space and does not bore the reader with tons of useless information on how much ribar and concrete was used or other technical engineering data. Everything [... more]
CDN$60.00
Amazon CA |
