Liste détaillée des numéros de Fortress
- Fortress 1, février 2003 - Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 2, février 2003 - Hadrian’s Wall AD 122–410, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 3, février 2003 - U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45, par Gordon Williamson (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 4, février 2003 - American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898–1945, par Mark Berhow, Terrance McGovern (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 5, avril 2003 - Japanese Castles 1540–1640, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 6, avril 2003 - American Civil War Fortifications (1). Coastal brick and stone forts, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 7, juin 2003 - The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809–11, par Ian Fletcher (texte) et Bill Younghusband (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 8, juin 2003 - Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907–50, par Terrance McGovern, Glen Williford (texte), John Richards et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 9, août 2003 - English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51, par Peter Harrington (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defence
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 10, août 2003 - The Maginot Line 1928–45, par William Allcorn (texte), Jeff Vanelle et Vincent Boulanger (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Historical background
The structure of the Maginot Line
The Maginot Line in peace
The Maginot Line at war
Aftermath
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 11, octobre 2003 - Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1). The red-brick castles of Prussia 1230–1466, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defence
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 12, novembre 2003 - Fortresses of the Peninsular War 1808–14, par Ian Fletcher (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The evolution of the fortress
Fortress Spain
The principles of defence
The besieger and the besieged
‘Sheer bludgeon work’: the fortresses in war
The fortresses today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 13, octobre 2003 - Norman Stone Castles (1). The British Isles 1066–1216, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defence
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 14, octobre 2003 - Fortifications in Wessex c. 800–1066, par Ryan Lavelle (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
The Sites
Town and Garrison Life
Campaigns in Wessex
Aftermath
Visiting Alfred's Wessex
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 15, janvier 2004 - Germany's West Wall. The Siegfried Line, par Neil Short (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 16, janvier 2004 - The Fortifications of Malta 1530–1945, par Charles Stephenson (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
Sommaire :
'The Key to Malta'
The Knights of St John: Arrival and Survival
Construction and Reconstruction
The Outer Ring
Malta under the British: 1800-1940
The Second Siege: 1940-43
Malta as an Archaeological Site
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 17, janvier 2004 - Troy c. 1700–1250 BC, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Homer's Heroes
The Searchers
The Archaeologists
The Fortifications
Siege
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 18, mars 2004 - Norman Stone Castles (2). Europe 950–1204, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The costs of construction
Tour of a castle: Château-Gaillard
The principles of defence
Life in a Norman castle
The castles at war
Normandy
Southern Italy and Sicily
The fate of the castles
Visiting the castles today
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 19, mai 2004 - Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2). The stone castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185–1560, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defence
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 20, mai 2004 - British Home Defences 1940–45, par Bernard Lowry (texte), Chris Taylor et Vincent Boulanger (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Operation Sealion
Developing the defences 1940-41
Britain's land defences
Coastal defences
Defending Britain's airspace
The enemy within
The invasion threat recedes
A nation at war
1944-45: Hitler's vengeance weapons
Aftermath
Chronology
Bibliography
Glossary and abbreviations
Index
- Fortress 21, juillet 2004 - Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1097–1192, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
A tour of five Crusader castles
Feudal, religious and urban defences
The fortifications at war
The fate of the fortifications
Visiting the fortifications today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 22, juillet 2004 - Mycenaean Citadels c. 1350–1200 BC, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 23, août 2004 - German Field Fortifications 1939–45, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
German tactical defence doctrine
Planning the defences
Defensive firepower
Materials and construction methods
Types of defensive position
Theatre-specific defences
The fortifications at war
An assessment of German field fortifications
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 24, septembre 2004 - Fortifications of the Western Front 1914–18, par Paddy Griffith (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Operational History
The Principles of Defence
Tour of a Trench System
Life in a Trench
Design and Development
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 25, octobre 2004 - The Walls of Constantinople AD 324–1453, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defence
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 26, octobre 2004 - Afghanistan Cave Complexes 1979–2004. Mountain strongholds of the Mujahideen, Taliban & Al Qaeda, par Mir Bahmanyar (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Tour of the Sites
The Principles of Defense
The Living Sites
Operational History
Aftermath
The Sites Today
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 27, mars 2005 - French Fortresses in North America 1535–1763. Québec, Montréal, Louisbourg and New Orleans, par René Chartrand (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction: a network of fortresses
Louisbourg
Québec
Montréal
New Orleans
The fall of the fortresses
Their ultimate fate
Bibliography and Further Reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 28, février 2005 - Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91. Central and Northern Plains, par Ron Field (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Development of the forts on the Central and Northern Plains
The types of military forts
The principle of elements of defense
Life in a frontier fort
The forts at war
The fate of the Plains forts
The forts today
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 29, avril 2005 - US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941–53, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
American tactical defense doctrine
Building and manning the defenses
Construction materials
Types of emplacements
Theater specific defenses
The test of battle
An assessment of US field fortifications
References and glossary
Index
- Fortress 30, mai 2005 - Fort Eben Emael. The key to Hitler’s victory in the West, par Simon Dunstan (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Fort Eben Emael
Fall Gelb – Case Yellow
Blame and counterblame
Organization of Sturmgruppe Granit
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 31, octobre 2005 - Rome’s Northern Frontier AD 70–235. Beyond Hadrian's Wall, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Agricola's northern campaigns
The Gask Ridge
The Antonine conquest and consolidation
The Antonine Wall
The sites today
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 32, juillet 2005 - Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192–1302, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The development of Crusader fortifications
The principles of defence
A tour of five Crusader fortifications
Life in the Holy Land castles
The Crusader States at war
The fate of the fortifications
Visiting the fortifications today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 33, août 2005 - Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961–70, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
The threat
Camp design
Camp construction
Camp defense
The test of battle
Aftermath
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 34, aoput 2005 - Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710–1062, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
From worshippers to warriors – the development of the fortified temple
Chronology
Design features of the fortified temple 1: the sacred space
Design features of the fortified temple 2: the temple
Representative fortified temples of Japan
The living site
Operational History
Aftermath
The fortified temple sites today
Glossary
Bibliography and further reading
Index
- Fortress 35, septembre 2005 - British Fortifications in Zululand 1879, par Ian Knight (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The role of fortifications during the Anglo-Zulu war
The first invasion: the Coastal Column
The first invasion: the Centre Column
The first invasion: the Northern Column
The second invasion; the war of fortification
The final battle
Visiting the forts today
Select bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 36, septembre 2005 - US Strategic and Defensive Missile Systems 1950–2004, par Mark Berhow (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Historical overview
Missile system development
Missile system organization and life at the missile sites
US missile sites today
Conclusion
Bibliography and further research
Abbreviations
Appendix
Index
- Fortress 37, novembre 2005 - D-Day Fortifications in Normandy, par Steven J Zaloga (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Design and development Tour of the sites
The living site
The site in war
Aftermath
The site today
Further reading
Index
- Fortress 38, novembre 2005 - American Civil War Fortifications (2). Land and Field Fortifications, par Ron Field (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The antebellum experience, 1830–61
The key elements of field fortification
The war in the East, 1861–64
The Richmond defenses, 1861–65
The overland campaign, 1862–64
War in the East, 1864–65
The fortifications of Petersburg, 1864–65
The fate of the fortifications
Visiting the sites today
Index
- Fortress 39, février 2006 - Russian Fortresses 1480–1682, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The principles of defence
Design and development
Tour of the sites
Linear defensive systems
The living sites
The sites at war
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 40, janvier 2006 - Ancient Greek Fortifications 500–300 BC, par Nic Fields (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Building methods
Fortifications
Nature of conflict and society
Siegecraft
The sites today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 41, février 2006 - The Channel Islands 1941–45. Hitler's impregnable fortress, par Charles Stephenson (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
World War II
Anatomy of an ‘impregnable fortress’
The principles of defence
The living site
Finale
The sites today
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 42, avril 2006 - The Vauban Fortifications of France, par Paddy Griffith (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Vauban: an indefatigable servant of the king
The limits of Vauban’s achievement
The Pré Carré
Vauban’s pragmatic innovations in fortification design
The importance of depth defence
Operational history
Principles of defence and features of fortress design
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography and further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 43, avril 2006 - Roman Legionary Fortresses 27 BC–AD 378, par Duncan B Campbell (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology of the Roman imperial legions
The design and development of legionary fortresses
The elements of a legionary fortress
Living in a legionary fortress
Aftermath: the legionary fortresses in the later period
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 44, juin 2006 - American Coastal Defenses 1885–1950, par Terrance McGovern, Bolling Smith (texte) et Peter Bull (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
American coastal defenses in the muzzle-loading era
American coastal defenses during the modern era
Life in the coast artillery
Coastal defense in the modern era
The fort
Armament and batteries
Seacoast ammunition
US-Army controlled submarine mines
Fire control and position finding
Searchlights
The forts today
Recommended reading
Glossary
Appendix: American seacoast artillery weapon characteristics
Index
- Fortress 45, juin 2006 - German Defences in Italy in World War II, par Neil Short (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
The living site
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
German defensive lines in Italy
Bibliography and further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 46, mars 2006 - Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650, par Stuart Reid (texte) et Graham Turner (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Construction
Principles of defence
Tour of a castle: Urquhart
Everyday life in the castles and tower houses
The castles and tower houses at war
The fate of the castles and towers
Index
- Fortress 47, juillet 2006 - Fortifications of the Incas. 1200–1531, par H. W. Kaufmann, J.E. Kaufmann (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Inca military infrastructure
Construction materials and techniques
Organization of the empire
Major Inca sites
The Spanish conquest of Tawantinsuyu 1526–72
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 48, août 2006 - Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War, par Gordon L Rottman (texte), Chris Taylor Lee et Ray Alex Mallinson (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
The nature of the land and the war
Building and manning the defenses
Construction techniques and materials
Field fortifications
Camps and villages
Tunnel systems
Tackling the tunnels and fortifications
The test of battle
An assessment of the fortifications
The sites today
Bibliography and further research
Abbreviations
Index
- Fortress 49, août 2006 - The Spanish Main 1492–1800, par René Chartrand (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Administrative organization of the Spanish Main
Castles in America
Corsairs, pirates and convoys
The fortification plan of 1588
Declining fortunes 1600-70
Defending the Spanish Main 1670-1763
Renewal of the fortification system from 1763
The garrisons
The forts today
Glossary of fortification terms
Select bibliography
Index
- Fortress 50, septembre 2006 - The Forts of Celtic Britain, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Bull (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development - The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living site
Celtic forts at war
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 51, septembre 2006 - Indian Castles 1206–1526. The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanate, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The principles of defence
Castle design and development
A tour of three castles
Interiors and living quarters
The castles in war
The fate of the castles
The castles today
Bibliography and further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 52, octobre 2006 - The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945, par Darren Fa, Clive Finlayson (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Islamic Gibraltar
The Spanish defences
The 18th-century British fortifications and the Great Siege
'Strong as the Rock': Gibraltar and the British Empire
The development of the Naval Yard
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 53, octobre 2006 - Defending Space. US Anti-Satellite Warfare and Space Weaponry, par Clayton Chun (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Everyday space operations
Space systems at war
Threats to US space systems
Aftermath
US Military space sites
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 54, novembre 2006 - Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91. The Southern Plains and Southwest, par Ron Field (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Development of the forts
The principal elements of defense
Life in a frontier fort
The forts at war
The fate of the forts
The forts today
Select bibliography
Index
- Fortress 55, novembre 2006 - Cathar Castles. Fortresses of the lbigensian Crusade 1209–1300, par Marcus Cowper (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development of the fortified towns of the Languedoc
Design and development of the Cathar Castles - The living site
The Albigensian Crusade
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 56, décembre 2006 - Rome’s Saxon Shore. Coastal Defences of Roman Britain AD 250–500, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Britannia
Design
Anatomy
Function
Occupation
The sites today
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 57, janvier 2007 - The Great Wall of China 221 BC–AD 1644, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction: raiding and trading
Chronology
Design and development
The Great Wall as a strategic defensive system
The Great Wall at the operational level
The Great Wall from end to end
The living site
Operational history
Aftermath: the Great Wall as a symbol
The Great Wall today
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 58, janvier 2007 - Vietnam Firebases 1965-73. American and Australian Forces, par Randy E. M Foster (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
What is a firebase?
Building a firebase
The operational use of firebases
Tour of a firebase: design and developments
Life in a firebase
Aftermath
The sites today
Select bibliography
Glossary and abbreviations
Index
- Fortress 59, février 2007 - Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191–1571, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
Tour of the castles
The living sites
The castles at war
Aftermath
Visiting the fortifications today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 60, février 2007 - The Forts of the Meuse in World War I, par Clayton Donnell (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Tour of the sites
The principles of defence
Life in the forts
The forts at war
Aftermath
The forts today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 61, avril 2007 - Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862–1480, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The principles of defence
Zmievy Valy (Snake Ramparts)
Design and development
Tour of the sites
The living sites
The sites in war
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography and further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 62, avril 2007 - Soviet Field Fortifications 1941–45, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Soviet tactical defence doctrine
Building and manning the defences
Terrain-specific defenses
Defensive action
The test of battle
An assessment of Soviet field defences
The Sites Today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 63, juin 2007 - The Atlantic Wall (1). France, par Steven J Zaloga (texte), Chris Taylor, Hugh Johnson et Lee Ray (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Design and development
The principles of defense
Tour of the sites
The living sites
The sites at war• Aftermath
The sites today
Further reading
Index
- Fortress 64, juillet 2007 - The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277–1307, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
A tour of a castle: Caernarfon
Life in the castles
The castles at war
Aftermath
Visiting the castles today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 65, mai 2008 - The Forts of Judaea 168 BC–AD 73. From the Maccabees to the Fall of Masada, par Samuel Rocca (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
A tour of the sites
The living sites
The sites at war
Aftermath
The sites today
Chronology
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 66, septembre 2007 - The Castles of Henry VIII, par Peter Harrington (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
A tour of the sites
The living sites
The castles in war
An assessment of the castles
Aftermath
Visiting the castles today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 67, novembre 2007 - Japanese Castles in Korea 1592–98, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction: the very short history of the wajo
Design and
Structural and architectural features of the wajo
The wajo as a defensive system
The wajo from end to end
The living site
Operational history
Aftermath
The wajo today
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 68, novembre 2007 - American Civil War Fortifications (3). The Mississippi and River Forts, par Ron Field (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The river campaigns, 1861-64
Life in the Vicksburg fortifications
The fate of the fortifications
Glossary
Visiting the forts today
Bibliography and further reading
Index
- Fortress 69, février 2008 - The Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
The origins of division
Chronology
The Intra-German Border
The Berlin Wall
Manning the Wall and the IGB
Testing the barriers
An assessment of the Wall and the IGB
The sites today
Further reading and research
Glossary and abbreviations
Index
- Fortress 70, mars 2008 - Strongholds of the Border Reivers. Fortifications of the Anglo-Scottish Border 1296–1603, par Keith Durham (texte) et Graham Turner (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Border fortifications
Principles of defence
Tour of a tower house – Smailholm
Everyday life in the tower house
Border strongholds at war
The fate of the castles, tower houses, bastles and defensible churches
Visiting the sites today
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 71, mars 2008 - The Walls of Rome, par Nic Fields (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Rome’s early defences
The age of Aurelian
The Aurelian Wall
The Maxentian improvements
From Honorius to Belisarius
Aurelian’s legacy
The sites today
Glossary and abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
- Fortress 72, janvier 2008 - German V-Weapon Sites 1943–45, par Steven J Zaloga (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
The V-weapon programs
Design and development
The Allies intervene
The sites at war
The missile sites in retrospect
The sites today
Further reading
Index
- Fortress 73, février 2008 - Hittite Fortifications c.1650-700 BC, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Methods of construction
Anatomy of Hittite fortresses
Tour of the sites: Hattusha, Alacahöyük and Karatepe
Sanctuaries and the living sites
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography and further reading
Index
- Fortress 74, avril 2008 - Japanese Castles AD 250–1540, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The living sites
The sites at war
Japanese castles today
Further reading
Index
- Fortress 75, mai 2008 - The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763, par René Chartrand (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living sites
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 76, juin 2008 - Saracen Strongholds AD 630–1050. The Middle East and Central Asia, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living sites
The sites at war
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 77, septembre 2008 - The Stalin and Molotov Lines. Soviet Western Defences 1928–41, par Neil Short (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living site
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 78, septembre 2008 - The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944, par Clayton Donnell (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Tour of the sites
Principles of defence
The living sites
The sites at war
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 79, novembre 2008 - Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973, par Simon Dunstan (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living site
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography and glossary
Index
- Fortress 80, novembre 2008 - British Forts in the Age of Arthur, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living site
Dark Age forts at war
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography and glossary
Index
- Fortress 81, avril 2009 - Maori Fortifications, par Ian Knight (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
The role of warfare in Maori society
Chronology
The pre-colonial pa; the fortified village
Hongi Hika and the ‘Musket Wars’
The ‘New Zealand Wars’
The end of the pa
Pa sites today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 82, mars 2009 - Scottish Baronial Castles 1250–1450, par Michael Brown (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
13th-century castles
Design and function
Tour of a site: Kildrummy castle
The castles at war 1296–1356
Rebuilding the castles 1350–1450
Castle life in late medieval Scotland
The aftermath: baronial castles 1450–1700
Visiting the sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 83, mai 2009 - Roman Auxiliary Forts 27 BC–AD 378, par Duncan B Campbell (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Chronology of Roman auxiliary forts
The design and development of auxiliary forts
The elements of an auxiliary fort
Living in a Roman fort
Aftermath: auxiliary forts in the later period
The sites today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 84, mai 2009 - Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC– AD 1644, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living sites
Operational history
Aftermath
The cities today
Bibliography and glossary
Index
- Fortress 85, juillet 2009 - Scapa Flow. The defences of Britain’s great fleet anchorage 1914–45, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The development of Scapa Flow’s defences
Principles of defence: ‘Plan Q’ and ‘Plan R’
A tour of the fortress
Life in the Orkney Garrison
Scapa Flow at war
The aftermath of World War II
The defences of Scapa Flow today
Museums and other attractions
Further reading
Appendix
Index
- Fortress 86, juillet 2009 - English Castles 1200–1300, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
13th century
The castle at peace
The castle at war
Aftermath
Visiting the castles today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 87, septembre 2009 - Saracen Strongholds 1100–1500. The Central and Eastern Islamic Lands, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
- Fortress 88, septembre 2009 - The Mannerheim Line 1920–39. Finnish Fortifications of the Winter War, par Bair Irincheev (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
- Fortress 89, novembre 2009 - The Atlantic Wall (2). Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway, par Steven J Zaloga (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
- Fortress 90, novembre 2009 - Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500–130 BC. From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
- Fortress 91, févrtier 2010 - The Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200–586 BC, par Samuel Rocca (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
- Fortress 92, février 2010 - Strongholds of the Picts. The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
The Early Historic forts of Scotland
Dundurn and Dunadd: a tour of two great strongholds
The principles of defence
The living sites
The sites in war
Aftermath
The sites today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 93, avril 2010 - The Forts of New France. The Great Lakes, the Plains and the Gulf Coast 1600–1763, par René Chartrand (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living sites
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 94, avril 2010 - Spanish Colonial Fortifications in North America 1565–1822, par Alejandro de Quesada (texte) et Stephen Walsh (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design & development
The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living sites
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 95, mai 2010 - Ottoman Fortifications 1300–1710, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
- Fortress 96, juin 2010 - The Fortress of Rhodes 1309–1522, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
- Fortress 97, août 2010 - Colditz: Oflag IV-C, par Michael McNally (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
The principles of defence
Tour of the sites
The living sites
Operational history
Aftermath
The sites today
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
- Fortress 98, septembre 2010 - The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000–1780 BC, par Carola Vogel (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
Sommaire :
Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Tour of the sites: Aniba, Buhen, Uronarti, Semna-West
The living sites
The sites in war
Aftermath
The sites today
Further reading
Glossary
Index
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