Fortifications From the Tudors to the Cold War by Bernard Lowry

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Fortifications From the Tudors to the Cold War by Bernard Lowry

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Britain has responded to threat of invasions or attack building strongholds (fortifications). This book reveals what fortifications were built to contain insurrection in Scotland in the eighteenth century and Ireland in the twentieth century.

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Fortifications From the Tudors to the Cold War by Bernard Lowry

Much has been written about the decline and fall of the feudal fortress: much less has been written about the British fortifications that were built in the age of artillery. From the early and dangerous days of gunpowder to the threat of nuclear annihilation, the state has responded to the threat of invasion or attack by building strongholds. Here, the author reveals what fortifications were built to contain insurrection in Scotland in the eighteenth century and Ireland in the twentieth century. How in 1940 Britain put its faith in the pillbox and the secret structures built for defence in the Cold War.
Bernard Lowry has had a lifelong interest in military architecture. He is a founder member of the Offa's Dyke Association and the Castle Studies Group, and for seven years was Honorary Secretary of the Fortress Study Group. After taking retirement he was for several years an Area Co-ordinator for the award-winning Defence of Britain Project.
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ISBN 13 9780747806516
ISBN 10 0747806519
Title Fortifications From the Tudors to the Cold War
Author Bernard Lowry
Series Discovering S
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2006-05-01
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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