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Attack Of Fortified Places, with the subtitle ""Including Siege-works, Mining, And Demolitions: Prepared For The Use Of The Cadets Of The United States Military Academy,"" by James Mercur, offers a detailed exploration of military engineering techniques related to attacking and defending fortified locations. This historical text provides valuable insights into the strategies and methodologies employed in siege warfare, including the construction of siege-works, the use of mining to undermine fortifications, and the principles of demolitions. Originally intended for cadets at West Point, the book serves as a comprehensive guide to the art and science of attacking fortified positions. Readers interested in military history, civil engineering, or architectural history will find this work to be a valuable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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