Fortress Europe

Shrewsbury UK: Airlife, 1988. History of military fortifications from the 1870s to the time of printing, first English translation from the original Dutch. 166 pages packed with information accompanied by many photographs of Pill boxes, forts and other fortifications plus maps. Book and wrapper are very bright and clean, wrapper price clipped. A very nice copy of an interesting… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) This book explores the history of modern fortifications from the 1870s, showing how designs changed radically to meet new threats particularly in the form of artillery. It shows how some of the major forts fared in battle and provides a detailed travel guide for anyone wishing to explore the fortifications of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1988. 166 pp, 9 5/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, plans. "The German capture of the supposedly impregnable Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael in May 1940 shocked the world, while the vaunted Maginot Line proved useless against an enemy who virtually ignored and bypassed it. As always, military planners had designed for the last… Saber más sobre este artículo

Airlife. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. Hardback; previous owner's ink inscription to endpaper, otherwise good in stained and creased dustjacket. ; Fortifications from the 1870s to 1940s with emphasis on the structures built during both World Wars. With a guide to surving sites in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and the Channel Islands. With b/w… Saber más sobre este artículo

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1988. 1st edition. Nice Copy. lge. octavo. stiff wrappers 166pp., b/w pls., maps, plans, index, Fortifications from the 1870s -1940s with emphasis on the structures built during both World Wars. With a guide to surviving sites in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and the Channel Islands. Translated from the Dutch edition

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.