Castles & fortifications books

The last volume in the series of reports from the Danish excavations on the ancient Tall of the important Syrian...  Read More >>

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One British reponse to the threat of Napoleon was to ring the English coasts with a series of heavily fortified...  Read More >>

Exploring the palace's grand rituals and detailing the processes of its everyday life, this illustrated introduction...  Read More >>

""It is a rare achievement for a historian to match his account of the history of a major site in terms of its original...  Read More >>

This text presents the architecture, interiors, gardens and grounds of both the most important sites - Chambord,...  Read More >>

Bringing Scottish history to life, this book details 45 of the nation's castles with associated tales and traditions....  Read More >>

The seventeenth-century Gourgion Tower in Gozo was unque in the Maltese archipelago and was of great interest with...  Read More >>

The first book in English to consider these fortifications in detail, this book describes the major fortified lines...  Read More >>

Dr McNeill weaves the evidence from castles into the story of lordship and power in medieval Eire.  Read More >>

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As ancient examples of the intersection of architecture and history, castles remain awe-inspiring today, centuries...  Read More >>

Discussing the development of Greek architecture in the Aegean and other Greek lands from its earliest beginnings...  Read More >>

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Aims to capture the splendour of the Alhambra, last symbol of Muslim power in the Iberian Peninsula, reflected by...  Read More >>

This book is the first to provide a guide to all medieval English castles of which something can still be seen today....  Read More >>

As the Roman state emerged the people of the surrounding areas became increasingly worried about their territories....  Read More >>

A detailed examination of the principal types of building on Britain's military airfields  Read More >>

"Using historical accounts, desk and personal diaries, and contemporary guidebooks, ""The Castle"" weaves the Smithsonian...  Read More >>

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A colourful and informative guide to the Tower of London. Contains comprehensive histories of the buildings – in...  Read More >>

Military Architecture after the Introduction of Firearms. Specialized and systematic dictionary.  Read More >>

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A new edition of the text on Crusader castles and their relation to the military architecture of the West written...  Read More >>