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Gordon L Rottman explores the design development and combat history of the US Army's field fortifications during these two major wars, alongside illustrations and diagrams …

Often described as 'the land of castles’ and the world’s 'castle capital’, Wales has an abundance of these magnificent monuments dotted all around the country. Today, a …

The capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean which lasted until the …

Nafplio was the first capital of modern Greece from 1828 to 1834 and has been a port since antiquity. Fortifications have existed on its acropolis since at least the 3C BC. …

In the late-19th century, with the advances in technology and the increase in America's economic stature, a new round of fortification building began in the United States and its …

Exceptional new photography brings readers behind the scenes of the Trianons and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet at Versailles--including areas usually closed to the public. Life in the …

Accounts of Tattershall Castel, which has been described as "the finest piece of medieval brick-work in England" The following is the opening paragraph of W. Douglas Simpson’s …

This beautifully illustrated book tells the stories behind 60 remarkable buildings chosen from the many thousands at National Trust properties across England, Wales and Northern …

Thousands of years before the Romans and the Venerable Bede, Northumberland was a landscape of hilltop forts, many of which can be traced today. Military order was imposed on the …

An Introduction to the Heritage Buildings of Singapore unveils the beautiful tapestry of Singapore's architectural heritage, featuring 30 of its finest buildings and an illustrated …