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Annals of a Fortress: Twenty Two Centuries of Seige Warfare
by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0905778596
- ISBN 13
- 9780905778594
- Seller
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom: Wrens Park Publishing, 2001. New book, 390 pages, 85 illustrations. Some shelf wear to jacket. The author Viollet-le-duc, was a noted military engineer who served in the Franco-Prussian War. He recreates the life of a French castle from its obscure origins as a Gallic fort besieged by the Romans, through Feudal and Napoleonic wars, and finally the Franco-Prussian War. The book is a lucid classic and a superb way of tracing the rise and fall of European fortifications.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Reprint. Originally published: Boston : J. R. Osgood and company, 1876. Translation of Histoire d'une forteresse. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000639
- Title
- Annals of a Fortress: Twenty Two Centuries of Seige Warfare
- Author
- Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0905778596
- ISBN 13
- 9780905778594
- Publisher
- Wrens Park Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MILITARY SCIENCE HISTORY SIEGE WARFARE MEDIEVAL FORTRESS ANCIENT NAPOLEONIC VICTORIAN FORTIFICATIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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