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Histoire d'une forteresse

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Benjamin Bucknall

Written by a famous architect and military engineer, this accessible, well-researched book charts the development of fortification and the art of the siege. It chronicles 2,000 years in the life of a fictional castle, combining the excitement of a novel with the authenticity of a historical document. (See description of "Annals of a Fortress" by Viollet-le-Duc on Amazon Books site.)

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FortificationHistorySiege warfareOffensive (Military science)La Roche Pont (France)BefestigungThe Middles Agesfortressstronghold

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