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Castles & Forts

Adams, Simon, 1955- Book - 2003 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 2 out of 5

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First forts: Bronze Age fortifications -- Maiden castle -- Great Wall of China -- Masada -- Castel Sant'Angelo -- Ait Benhaddou -- Great age of castles: Motte and bailey castles -- Building in stone -- Chateau Gaillard -- Concentric castles -- Krak des Chevaliers -- Riverbank castles -- Alhambra of Granada -- Great walled fortress towns of Europe -- Himeji Castle -- Sacsahuaman -- Golconda -- End of an era: Fort Ticonderoga -- Fort Sumter -- Eureka Stockade -- Fort Douaumont -- Romantic castles -- Understanding ruins -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
An illustrated exploration of a wide array of castles and fortifications throughout the world, from Norman mottes to Maori forts, including how and why they were built and their importance in history.

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SERIES
Kingfisher knowledge.



PUBLISHED
Boston : Kingfisher, 2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 63 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0753456206
9780753456200
9780753461198 (pbk.)
0753461196 (pbk.)

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Rogers, Clifford J.

SUBJECTS
Fortification.
Castles.