Overview
Martello Towers Worldwide follows the history of the Martello tower from the construction of the early towers built to protect the Mediterranean shores of Spain and Italy right up to the final towers built in the United Kingdom during the First World War. The book is illustrated with a large number of contemporary and historic photographs, drawings and plans, a very large number of which were not included in the earlier Towers of Strength. These provide the most detailed information yet published about the development of the Martello towers in Britain and overseas. So the book will be of particular interest to those interested in the history of fortifications, architectural conservation and military history generally. It will also be of interest to an international readership as the book now has a gazetteer of towers outside the United Kingdom that remain today together with a chapter describing a number of towers built in the United States. The book supplements the earlier Towers of Strength and such will be an important addition to the existing bibliography of books on Martello towers and fortification. SELLING POINTS: . Tells the remarkable story of this massive fortification system and engineering achievement. . Written by foremost expert on the subject. . Martello Towers were the 19th century equivalent of the nuclear deterrent. . Fort Dennison in Sydney Harbour is Australia's one and only Martello Tower. . Sequel to highly successful Towers of Strength. . Superbly illustrated. AUTHOR: Bill Clements developed his interest in Martello towers during his army career in Australia, Gibraltar and Southern England. He is the author of Towers of Strength and Defending the North Fortifications of Ulster 1795-1945. He is Chairman of the Fortress Study Group. ILLUSTRATIONS: 100-120 images *
Full Product Details
Author: Bill Clements
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Weight: 0.658kg
ISBN: 9781848845350
ISBN 10: 1848845359
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 October 2011
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
William Clements served in the Royal Ulster Rifles and the Royal Irish Rangers, commanding the 1st Battalion. He was Defence and Military Attache at the British embassies in Beijing and Rangoon. He has contributed articles to the journals of the Fortress Study group, the Military History Society of Ireland and the Society for Army Historical Research. In 2011 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
