Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography
This is the first English-language general bibliography on military fortifications. It deals with the history of fortifications from the earliest times to the present throughout the world. Design, construction, and maintenance of all types of fortifications are noted, from permanent to temporary, from earthworks to fortifications of wood and stone. Although the work mainly cites English-language sources, numerous useful foreign-language publications are noted as well. Materials included range from books and pamphlets to essays, periodicals, book chapters, dissertations, and videos.

After the frontmatter, which provides an overview of the subject, the volume consists of six major sections: general works are cited first, followed by chapters on fortifications in the Eastern Hemisphere, Europe, the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere, and specific topics. Each entry contains an annotation which notes the work's content, assesses its usefulness, and notes any unique features. Access to the contents of the volume is augmented through an author index and a subject index. This bibliography should prove invaluable to scholars and researchers concerned with military history, and the place of fortifications in warfare.

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Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography
This is the first English-language general bibliography on military fortifications. It deals with the history of fortifications from the earliest times to the present throughout the world. Design, construction, and maintenance of all types of fortifications are noted, from permanent to temporary, from earthworks to fortifications of wood and stone. Although the work mainly cites English-language sources, numerous useful foreign-language publications are noted as well. Materials included range from books and pamphlets to essays, periodicals, book chapters, dissertations, and videos.

After the frontmatter, which provides an overview of the subject, the volume consists of six major sections: general works are cited first, followed by chapters on fortifications in the Eastern Hemisphere, Europe, the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere, and specific topics. Each entry contains an annotation which notes the work's content, assesses its usefulness, and notes any unique features. Access to the contents of the volume is augmented through an author index and a subject index. This bibliography should prove invaluable to scholars and researchers concerned with military history, and the place of fortifications in warfare.

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Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography

Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography

by Dale E. Floyd
Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography

Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography

by Dale E. Floyd

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This is the first English-language general bibliography on military fortifications. It deals with the history of fortifications from the earliest times to the present throughout the world. Design, construction, and maintenance of all types of fortifications are noted, from permanent to temporary, from earthworks to fortifications of wood and stone. Although the work mainly cites English-language sources, numerous useful foreign-language publications are noted as well. Materials included range from books and pamphlets to essays, periodicals, book chapters, dissertations, and videos.

After the frontmatter, which provides an overview of the subject, the volume consists of six major sections: general works are cited first, followed by chapters on fortifications in the Eastern Hemisphere, Europe, the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere, and specific topics. Each entry contains an annotation which notes the work's content, assesses its usefulness, and notes any unique features. Access to the contents of the volume is augmented through an author index and a subject index. This bibliography should prove invaluable to scholars and researchers concerned with military history, and the place of fortifications in warfare.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313282201
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 01/22/1992
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Military Studies , #4
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

DALE E. FLOYD is a historian with the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. Previously he was an archivist in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Office of History. Mr. Floyd specializes in military architecture and 19th century military history. Some of his previous publications include A World Bibliography of Armed Land Conflict from Waterloo to World War I (1979) and United States Coast Defense 1775-1950: A Bibliography (1985).

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
General Historical Works
General Reference Works
Manuals and Other Technical Literature
Africa
Asia
Europe
Pacific Ocean
North America
South America
Ancient Times
Barriers and Obstacles
Castles
Hillforts
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878
World War I
World War II
Index

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