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The Moscow Kremlin
An illustrated study of the history of the Moscow Kremlin, a metaphor for Russia, a symbol for its government and an enduring icon of the country. A fortified complex covering 70 …
Germany’s East Wall in World War II
The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet …
British Forts in the Age of Arthur
When the Romans left Britain around AD 410, the unconquered native peoples of modern Scotland, Ireland and Wales were presented with the opportunity to pillage what remained of …
Indian Castles 1206–1526
This era is rightly considered to be the defining age of Indian castle and fortification design. The instability and feudal division of the country throughout the greater part of …
Scapa Flow
A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain's main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. In 1914 and again in 1939, the …
Scottish Baronial Castles 1250–1450
Devastated by the civil wars of the 17th century or by the neglect of their owners, the majority of Scottish baronial castles built between 1250 and 1450 survive as little more …
Defenses of Bermuda 1612–1995
Due to its location in the western North Atlantic some 600 miles off the Carolinas and halfway between Halifax in Canada and Jamaica in the West Indies, the island of Bermuda was a …
Strongholds of the Border Reivers
A detailed examination of the Border fortresses involved in raids, or ‘reives’, on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border in the 13th - 17th centuries. In the year 1296, Edward I …
Troy c. 1700–1250 BC
In all the stories told by mankind and recorded through its history, the tale of the siege of Troy is perhaps the greatest secular story ever told. It has certainly captured the …
The Forts of Colonial North America
This book takes a detailed look at the fortifications of various types that were built from the times of the earliest British settlements in North America in the late 16th century …
Defense of the Third Reich 1941–45
Starting in 1940, Germany was subjected to a growing threat of Allied bomber attack. The RAF night bombing offensive built up in a slow but unrelenting crescendo through the Ruhr …
Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650
Scottish castles and Tower Houses evolved as fortified dwellings that were erected in an environment of weak royal authority and feuding between rival clans. They demonstrated a …