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Author : James Anquandah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Castles & Forts of Ghana written by James Anquandah and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780600584247
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (842 download)
Download or read book Forts & Castles written by Brian Williams and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the building of forts and castles, and their uses, throughout history and around the world. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
Author : Miriam Moss
Publisher : Steck-Vaughn
ISBN 13 : 9780811463393
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (633 download)
Download or read book Forts and Castles written by Miriam Moss and published by Steck-Vaughn. This book was released on 1994 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief text and labeled illustrations discuss the history and architecture of several forts and castles, focusing on the protection they afforded and mechanisms used in siege against them.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004380175
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Forts, Castles and Society in West Africa written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long regarded as disturbing remnants of the Atlantic slave trade, the European forts and castles of West Africa have attained iconic positions as universally significant historical monuments and world heritage tourist destinations. This volume of original contributions by leading Africanists presents extensive new historical views of the forts in Ghana and Benin, providing both impetus and a scholarly basis for further research and fresh debate about their historical and geographical contexts; their role in the slave trade; the economic and political connections, centred on the forts, between the Europeans and local African polities; and their place in variously focused heritage studies and endeavours. Contributors are Hermann W. von Hesse, Daniel Hopkins, Jon Olav Hove, Ole Justesen, Ineke van Kessel, Robin Law, John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu, Jarle Simensen, Selena Axelrod Winsnes†, Larry Yarak.
Author : Malcolm Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780872262782
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (627 download)
Download or read book The World of Castles and Forts written by Malcolm Day and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of castles and forts through the ages, from Mycenaean citadels to bomb shelters.
Author : J.E. Kaufmann
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306813580
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)
Download or read book The Medieval Fortress written by J.E. Kaufmann and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2004-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great walled castles of the medieval world continue to fascinate the modern world. Today, the remains of medieval forts and walls throughout Europe are popular tourist sites. Unlike many other books on castles, The Medieval Fortress is unique in its comprehensive treatment of these architectural wonders from a military perspective.The Medieval Fortress includes an analysis of the origins and evolution of castles and other walled defenses, a detailed description of their major components, and the reasons for their eventual decline. The authors, acclaimed fortification experts J.E. and H.W. Kaufmann, explain how the military strategies and weapons used in the Middle Ages led to many modifications of these structures. All of the representative types of castles and fortifications are discussed, from the British Isles, Ireland, France, Germany, Moorish Spain, Italy, as far east as Poland and Russia, as well as Muslim and Crusader castles in the Middle East. Over 200 photographs and 300 extraordinarily detailed technical drawings, plans, and sketches by Robert M. Jurga accompany and enrich the main text.
Author : Miriam Moss
Publisher : Steck-Vaughn
ISBN 13 : 9780811461573
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Forts and Castles written by Miriam Moss and published by Steck-Vaughn. This book was released on 1994 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief text and labeled illustrations discuss the history and architecture of several forts and castles, focusing on the protection they afforded and mechanisms used in siege against them.
Author : Terri Hardin
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780765192226
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (922 download)
Download or read book Forts & Castles written by Terri Hardin and published by Smithmark Publishers. This book was released on 1999-03-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief text and labeled illustrations discuss the history and architecture of several forts and castles, focusing on the protection they afforded and mechanisms used in siege against them.
Author : Allen Hickling
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764348136
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Toy Forts & Castles written by Allen Hickling and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exciting history of the manufacture of toy forts and castles in western Europe throughout the turbulent nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book provides detailed information on who made these castles, palaces, and fortresses, when, where, and how, and with what materials. The author focuses especially on manufacturers in Germany and Great Britain, but covers Denmark, Belgium, and France as well and describes the fascinating story of the industry's rise and demise. Company histories show how these manufacturers, often successive generations of families, dealt with the enormous economic and political obstacles of the times. Organized spreadsheets with serial numbers, dates, dimensions, and distinctive features of products will satisfy the curiosities of toy collectors.
Author : J. E. Kaufmann
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526736888
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Castle to Fortress written by J. E. Kaufmann and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of Castrum to Castle trace the “evolution of defensive architecture at the turn of the late Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance.” —Old Barbed Wire Blog Across western Europe, the long tradition of castle-building took on its most sophisticated form in the later Medieval period and then, in response to the development of gunpowder weapons, it underwent a fundamental change—from castle to fortress. This, the second volume of a highly illustrated new study of medieval fortification, gives a fascinating insight into the last great age of castles and the centuries of violence and conflict they were part of. It traces the advances made between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries, looking in particular at the form these fortifications took in contexts as different as Italy, Wales, France and the Iberian Peninsula. Many would regard this period in the history of castles as the classic age. It was followed by a phase of relative decline as the conditions of warfare changed and castles had to be adapted to cope with cannon. The conventional castle gave way to new styles of fortification. But, as the authors demonstrate, they were still essential factors in military calculations and campaigns—they were of direct strategic and tactical importance wherever there was an attempt to take or hold territory. “A fascinating treatise on the way such buildings were modified to provide protection from growing threats.” —Books Monthly
Author : Simon Adams
Publisher : Kingfisher
ISBN 13 : 9780753461198
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (611 download)
Download or read book Castles and Forts written by Simon Adams and published by Kingfisher. This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KFK Castles & Forts takes you on an incredible journey through history. From the first Iron Age hill forts, travel to some of the world's greatest fortresses and castles. Find out more about Fort Ticonderoga and the part it played in the Revolutionary War; discover the secrets of Masada, King Herod's Judean fortress; visit Chateau Gaillard, and a medieval French castle under siege; marvel at the architecture of Japan's Himeji Castle; and learn about one of the most famous crusader castles, Syria's Krak des Chevaliers - home of the medieval Knights Hospitallers.
Author : Aśoka Jeratha
Publisher : Indus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788173871047
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Forts and Palaces of the Western Himalaya written by Aśoka Jeratha and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Konstantin S Nossov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184908050X
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Indian Castles 1206–1526 written by Konstantin S Nossov and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD northern India began to fall under the sway of a number of Muslim-Turkic rulers who, at the start of the 13th century, founded the series of dynasties known to history as the Delhi Sultanate. For three centuries these sultans expanded their territory, which led to a dramatic rise in the number of fortifications throughout the subcontinent. This period is the defining age of the Indian castle and the combined influence of the Islamic and Hindu architectural tradition lends these fortifications a unique style. This book covers all the major sites of the period including the fabled seven medieval cities on the site of the present-day city of Delhi.
Author : Bindu Manchanda
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9788174363817
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (638 download)
Download or read book Forts & Palaces of India written by Bindu Manchanda and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the romance of India's forts and palaces - their past glory, wars and warriors, and unparalleled architecture. The book brings alive the magic of those monuments with a rare combination of prose and inimitable photographs. Master builders, dynasties, armories, underground stepwells, concrete labyrinths - they all come to life in the pages of this masterful tome.
Author : A. van Dantzig
Publisher : Sedco Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Forts and Castles of Ghana written by A. van Dantzig and published by Sedco Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forts and castles of Ghana form a unique memorial to a precolonial period when representatives of European trading companies bartered as equals with African merchants. It was a colourful episode of world history spanning four centuries, from the fifteenth century Portuguese voyages of discovery to the beginings of the imperial epoch. This books traces the history of more than fifty forts, castles and trading posts built on Ghana's coasts by various European nations. Each entry is accompanied by a descriptive guide and black and white illustrations. Albert van Dantzig, originally from Holland, has lived in Ghana since 1963 and is the senior lecturer in history at the University of Ghana, he is the author of two previous books; The Dutch Participation in the Slave Trade and The Dutch on the Guinea Coast, 1680-1740.
Author : Charles Coulson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199273634
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Castles in Medieval Society written by Charles Coulson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of castles in England, Wales, Ireland, and France have virtually no military history' of sieges or physical conflict across the whole panorama of more than five centuries'. This is quite a sobering thought.
Author : The National Archives
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472827619
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Forts written by The National Archives and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, illustrated history of forts and castles from their earliest origins to the 20th century. Ever since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organise some kind of defence against potentially hostile neighbours. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled towns, and during the medieval era, stone castles were built both as symbols of the defenders' strength and as protection against potential attack. The advent of cannon prompted fortifications to become lower, denser and more complex, and the forts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries could appear like snowflakes in their complexity and beautiful geometry. Without forts, the history of America could have taken a very different course, pirates could have sailed the seas unchecked, and Britain itself could have been successfully invaded. This book explains the history of human fortifications, and is beautifully illustrated using photographs, plans, drawings and maps to explain why they were built, their various functions and their immense historical legacy in laying the foundations of empire.
