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Prior to the nineteenth century, few Americans knew anything more of Egyptian culture than what could be gained from studying the biblical Exodus. Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt at the end of the eigh……続きを見る

What happens when versions of the past become silenced, suppressed, or privileged due to urban restructuring? In what ways are the interpretations and performances of ‘the past’ linked to urban gent……続きを見る

If memory was simply about past events, public authorities would never put their ever-shrinking budgets at its service. Rather, memory is actually about the present moment, as Pierre Nora puts it: “……続きを見る

This book provides a user-friendly guide to the impact of environmental design on individual and population health, as well as the relevant roles of social and behavioral factors. It explores how ar……続きを見る

À la faveur d’un engouement renouvelé dans nos sociétés occidentales pour les modes dits « doux» ou « actifs » le marcheur urbain préoccupe aujourd’hui de nouveau les acteurs de la ville. Élément fo……続きを見る

Acoustics is a vital but often overlooked part of architecture. It is frequently misunderstood or not even offered in most architectural schools, so many architects do not receive the practical trai……続きを見る

This book offers one of the first critical, research-oriented biographies of an architectural practice from the global South – the architecture of Nisha Mathew and Soumitro Ghosh commonly known as M……続きを見る

To remain comfortable in a world of ever more extreme weather events and climate trends, we need a building revolution. Building designers, owners, managers, and occupants must prepare now for futur……続きを見る

The German Army of World War II considered itself an offensive, mobile force. The experiences in the trenches in World War I had done much to shape its concept of field fortification, and its mobile……続きを見る

Packed with illustrations, a compact guide to the fortifications on the front lines and how they evolved over the course of the First World War. Following the early battles of 1914 along the Marne a……続きを見る

The Islamic world drew upon a myriad of pre-existing styles of fortification, taking Romano-Byzantine, Indian and Chinese ideas to create a highly effective and sophisticated hybrid fortification th……続きを見る

In 1462 the throne of the Principality of Moscow passed to Ivan III (1462–1505), who succeeded in throwing off the Tatar yoke. For the next 200 years this new state struggled to maintain her borders……続きを見る

Dr Stephen Turnbull is internationally recognised for his research into and writing on Japanese military history. Here he applies his scholarship to an account of the evolution of Japanese defensive……続きを見る

A detailed look at the various defensive structures and preparations that Germany constructed for the defense of the Rhine. The Rhine River represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Thi……続きを見る

With the violent separation between the United States and Britain which began in 1776, the new 'Americans' set off to fulfill their manifest destiny and rule their new land from coast to coast. As t……続きを見る

From the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD northern India began to fall under the sway of a number of Muslim-Turkic rulers who, at the start of the 13th century, founded the series of dynasties kno……続きを見る

Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France. This title takes a close look at the form……続きを見る

This book completes the story of one of the most formidable defensive lines in Europe in World War II, looking at the lesser known Mediterranean extension and describing how it was conceived of, bui……続きを見る

The techniques of European warfare were transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries by the use of gunpowder and by substantial progress in the effectiveness and destructive power of artillery. Th……続きを見る

The Mississippi River played a decisive role in the American Civil War. This book shows how the Confederate fortifications that controlled the lower Mississippi valley were put to the test in the le……続きを見る

In the second half of the third millennium BC the Indo-European tribe known as the Hittites migrated and settled in Central Anatolia, at that time a land of small city-states whose rulers lived in f……続きを見る

The American Civil War saw a massive development in the use of field fortifications, the result of the practical application of antebellum West-Point teaching, and the deadly impact of rifled infant……続きを見る

A compact history charting the development of this natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Britain's most important naval base during World Wars I and II. In 1914 and again in 1939, the British began ……続きを見る

An illustrated guide to the development and operational history of the Tibetan-style fortified monasteries throughout the Himalayas. The spread of Buddhism and Tibetan secular power throughout the H……続きを見る

Artillery fire support bases of the Free World Forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War. They served to lay down high-volume fire on enemy firing sites, supp……続きを見る

When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, neither side was prepared for the conflict, as evidenced by their respective fortifications. The most sophisticated and modern……続きを見る

An illustrated history of the greatest surviving example of European medieval military architecture in the world. This book examines the main defensive system protecting the landward side of the cit……続きを見る

The castles built by the Crusaders, Hospitallers, Venetians and Genoese in Cyprus, Greece, the Aegean, and on the Black Sea served to defend against a complex array of constantly changing threats. M……続きを見る

A detailed study of the English castles of the medieval period. The simple castles raised after the Norman conquest had been developed throughout 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the introduction of ……続きを見る

At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France. The fort's elimination……続きを見る