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Atlantic Wall (1)
A fascinating analysis of the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II.With Germany's gradual loss of the strategic initiative to the Allies, in 1942 Hitler …
Castles of Scotland Jigsaw
Scotland boasts hundreds of castles from many different periods of history. This jigsaw features over 25 famous Scottish castles from all parts of the country, all attractively and …
Engineering Security
The system of coastal defenses built by the federal government after the War of 1812 was more than a series of forts standing guard over a watery frontier. It was an integrated and …
Til Rigets forsvar og Byens gavn
København forvandledes i årene 1600–1728 fra en lille by afmiddelalderligt tilsnit til ‘Kongens København’, der medlange lige gader og symmetri bar præg af barokkens idealer.Byen …
Scapa Flow
A compact history charting the development of this natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Britain's most important naval base during World Wars I and II.In 1914 and again in 1939, …
Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
The border between East and West Germany was closed on 26 May 1953. On 13 August 1961 crude fences and walls were erected around West Berlin: the Berlin Wall had been created.The …
Kemp: An Arrow for the Crown
There's no way out this time An unputdownable medieval adventure from a master of the genreHaunted by guilt and his sins, archer Martin Kemp is in Scotland to collect on a debt …
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 …
The Boleyns of Hever Castle
Hever Castle is a picture-postcard fortified manor house nestled in the Kent countryside. It is famous for its links with the Boleyns, an East Anglian gentry family who rose and …
Maginot Line 1928 45
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 …
British Fortifications, 1485-1945
This book details British fortifications used from the Tudor period beginning in 1485 through the end of World War II in 1945. With the advent of firearms, the Tudor period indeed …
The English Castle
From coast to coast, the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great and small. As homes or ruins, these historic buildings are today largely objects of …