French Fortifications, 1715-1815
An Illustrated History
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:14th Dec '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This book describes and illustrates French fortifications from 1715 (the death of Louis XIV) to 1815 (the fall of Napoleon), focusing particularly on the Napoleonic era. After an historical background, it covers the heritage of the Ancien Regime with the important contributions of Vauban (the bastioned defense), Gribeauval's reforms in artillery, and Montalembert's innovations. Chapters explore the style of Napoleonic fortifications, siege warfare, artillery and engineering corps, as well as the Napoleonic achievements in France, Italy, German and the Netherlands, including projects that were planned but never completed.
“splendid...pack in an enormous amount of information copiously illustrated, encompass a diverse range of fortification aspects and will grace the shelves of any fortification enthusiast”—Casemate; “a splendid read”—FORT–The International Journal of Fortifications and Military Architecture.
ISBN: 9780786444779
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
Weight: 490g
282 pages