Observations On Modern Systems Of Fortification

Author : Howard Douglas
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ISBN 13 : 9781331150374
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Observations on Modern Systems of Fortification written by Howard Douglas and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations on Modern Systems of Fortification: Including That Proposed by M. Carnot and a Comparison of the Polygonal With the Bastion System; To Whom Are Added Some Beflections on Intrenched Positions, and a Tract on the Naval, Littoral, and Internal Defence of England On the occasion of offering to the world a reprint of a work published more than forty years since, the author is desirous of explaining the reasons which have induced him to revert, at this distance of time, to a subject then justly thought to be of much importance; but which to many has appeared since to have lost its interest, and, for the object originally proposed in its publication, not to admit of being revised with any practical advantage. One of the reasons, as the author hopes to show, is that the subject, far from having lost any of its interest, assumes now a degree of importance greater than ever. What was, nearly fifty years since, only a theory has now been reduced to practice: the principles of M. Carnot having been extensively adopted by Prussian and Austrian engineers, in re-modelling the fortresses of their countries, and in constructing new ones. The strength and security of these, are objects of the most vital importance to all those nations by whose exertions, in one common alliance, the great war arising out of the French Revolution, in 1793, was brought to a successful termination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.