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Book Synopsis Castles and Fortifications of the West Country by : Andrew Powell-Thomas
Download or read book Castles and Fortifications of the West Country written by Andrew Powell-Thomas and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of the local history of the castles and fortifications of the West Country.
Book Synopsis Trade Castles & Forts of West Africa by : Arnold Walter Lawrence
Download or read book Trade Castles & Forts of West Africa written by Arnold Walter Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Quarter Sessions Records for the County of Somerset by : England. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somerset)
Download or read book Quarter Sessions Records for the County of Somerset written by England. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somerset) and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western countries written by Joel Cook and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Castles of the Western World by : Armin Tuulse
Download or read book Castles of the Western World written by Armin Tuulse and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb archive focuses on more than 200 structures — from temples, palaces and walls of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to Romansque strongholds of the Normans and Gothic edifices of the crusaders and Teutonic knights, to lavish palaces built in Italy, France, England, Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia. 240 illustrations, including 98 plans and drawings.
Download or read book Maiden Castle written by N M Sharples and published by English Heritage. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the results of a programme of research in 1985 and 1986 into the history of the hillfort of Maiden Castle.
Download or read book War Made New written by Max Boot and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental, groundbreaking work, now in paperback, that shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis, War Made New focuses on four "revolutions" in military affairs and describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air strikes have remade the field of battle—and shaped the rise and fall of empires. War Made New begins with the Gunpowder Revolution and explains warfare's evolution from ritualistic, drawn-out engagements to much deadlier events, precipitating the rise of the modern nation-state. He next explores the triumph of steel and steam during the Industrial Revolution, showing how it powered the spread of European colonial empires. Moving into the twentieth century and the Second Industrial Revolution, Boot examines three critical clashes of World War II to illustrate how new technology such as the tank, radio, and airplane ushered in terrifying new forms of warfare and the rise of centralized, and even totalitarian, world powers. Finally, Boot focuses on the Gulf War, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iraq War—arguing that even as cutting-edge technologies have made America the greatest military power in world history, advanced communications systems have allowed decentralized, "irregular" forces to become an increasingly significant threat.
Book Synopsis British Castles by : Charles Henry Ashdown
Download or read book British Castles written by Charles Henry Ashdown and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the richness and variety of both technical and popular literature upon Castles generally, it may appear superfluous to send forth another book upon the same subject, and, if investigation had been at a standstill or barren in results during the past decade, criticism would be justified. But much has come to light upon this interesting subject which undoubtedly revolutionizes pre-existing ideas, both as to primitive forms of castellations and of those in historic periods. The allocation of the former to approximately definite epochs, and also of two great and important phases of the latter to well-defined periods, are the salient features of late investigations. Unfortunately the ordinary reader is debarred from becoming intimate with these changes of thought, inasmuch as newly acquired discoveries are generally to be found only in the transactions of learned Societies or in disconnected brochures not readily available. To bring these ideas to a focus and present them in such a form that the Man in the Street—undoubtedly a member of the preponderating majority—may readily comprehend them is one of the aims of the writer, while another is to suggest to the ordinary observer that the earthworks in our islands entitle primitive man to be considered with much more respect and consideration than has hitherto been afforded him.
Author :Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :824 pages Book Rating :4.A/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania by : Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania
Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis British Castles by : Charles Henry Ashdown
Download or read book British Castles written by Charles Henry Ashdown and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Castles, Battles, & Bombs by : Jurgen Brauer
Download or read book Castles, Battles, & Bombs written by Jurgen Brauer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the High Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far cheaper to maintain than a standing army. The authors also reexamine the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II and provide new insights into France’s decision to develop nuclear weapons. Drawing on these examples and more, Brauer and Van Tuyll suggest lessons for today’s military, from counterterrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. "In bringing economics into assessments of military history, [the authors] also bring illumination. . . . [The authors] turn their interdisciplinary lens on the mercenary arrangements of Renaissance Italy; the wars of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon; Grant's campaigns in the Civil War; and the strategic bombings of World War II. The results are invariably stimulating."—Martin Walker, Wilson Quarterly "This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare."—Thomas C. Schelling, Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics
Author :Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :500 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (39 download)
Book Synopsis The Castles of England by : Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat)
Download or read book The Castles of England written by Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Castles from the Air by : R. Allen Brown
Download or read book Castles from the Air written by R. Allen Brown and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1989-07-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses the aerial photography to reveal the medieval castles of Britain in their landscape setting.
Book Synopsis European Warfare, 1494-1660 by : Jeremy Black
Download or read book European Warfare, 1494-1660 written by Jeremy Black and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494, subsequently seen as the onset of 'modern warfare', provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. Huge developments in the logistics of war combined with exploration and expansion meant interaction with extra-European forms of military might. Jeremy Black looks at technological aspects of war as well social and political developments and effects during this key period of military history. This sharp and compact analysis contextualises European developments and as establishes the global significance of events in Europe.
Author :Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :729 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (39 download)
Book Synopsis The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania. By G.D. Albert. Index by : Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania
Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania. By G.D. Albert. Index written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis King Arthur's Battle for Britain by : Eric Walmsley
Download or read book King Arthur's Battle for Britain written by Eric Walmsley and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, convincing locations have been found for all King Arthur’s battles.The inspiration for King Arthur’s Battle for Britain came from Eric’s discovery of an ancient Latin text in the British Library that listed the twelve battles of King Arthur. This presented an immediate challenge because only a few of the battle sites mentioned had been previously identified. After a decade searching mountains and moors throughout Britain, guided by references from early sources, Eric believes he has found convincing locations for all of Arthur’s battles.By developing an imaginary scenario for each battle in the chronological order of the text, a believable storyline has emerged depicting Arthur’s struggle to defend his country against nine different enemies, including dissident Britons as well as the invading Angles and Saxons. Eric has also discovered that it was Arthur’s own kith and kin who plotted his demise at the battle of Camlan. By linking clues interwoven with early poetry and legendary texts, Eric has been able to suggest the name of the Romano-British city most likely to have been King Arthur’s ‘Camelot’ and has also identified the site of Arthur’s military headquarters in the west. His search for new evidence confirms the location of Camlan and reveals the real Isle of Avalon, where Arthur was finally laid to rest.King Arthur’s Battle for Britain will appeal to anyone interested in the Arthurian period and the legend of King Arthur. Eric has been inspired by Geoffrey Ashe’s The Quest for Arthur’s Britain and John Morris’ The Age of Arthur.
Book Synopsis Fortifications and Siegecraft by : Jeremy Black
Download or read book Fortifications and Siegecraft written by Jeremy Black and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As centers for defense and bases for attack since ancient times, fortifications are a crucial aspect of military history. Indeed, as Jeremy Black shows, the history of fortifications is a global history of humanity itself. Moreover, their remains offer a still potent, often dramatic testimony to the past, notably through the strength of the sites, the power of the works, and the vast resources they required. This compelling book explores not only the history of fortifications themselves, but also the real and potential threat to them posed by siegecraft. Tracing the interaction of attack and defense over time, Black situates the evolution of fortifications within the wider development of governments, societies, and cultures. Moreover, his examination of the future of these installations, as well as of potential methods of destroying them, only reaffirms their omnipresence in human history—and their continued importance. Fortifications are not simply relics of the past, but rather elements fundamental to military and social interaction across the world today.
