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Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepower. Their field works defended villages, hidden base camps, and fortified complexes, and took the form of trench systems, individual fighting positions, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, cach…
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- 9781849080477
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The Maginot Line 1928–45
The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the most sophisticated and complex set of fortifications built up to that time, it failed to save France from crushing defeat in 1940. Yet there are those…
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- 9781849080095
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English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51
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. The series of conflicts in the 1640s, known collectively as the English Civil War, was the first in the British Isles that reflected this new reality. Sieges that aimed at isolating and reducing forti…
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- 9781849080088
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Vietnam Firebases 1965-73American and Australian Forces
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, supported friendly infantry operations, and executed harassing fire missions where exact targets were not known. But the firebases themselves - which housed a range of other facilities such as troop she…
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- 9781782002482
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Defenses of Bermuda 1612–1995
Due to its location in the western North Atlantic between the Carolinas, Halifax in Canada and Jamaica in the West Indies, the island of Bermuda was a key naval haven for the Royal Navy over the centuries. It was vital for the Navy first in the development of its American colonies, then during its rivalry with the United States, and finally as allies with the United States. The need to defend …
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- 9781472825988
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Cathar CastlesFortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209–1300
During the early 13th century the north of what is now France went to war with the south in a bloody crusade aimed at destroying the heretical sect known as the Cathars. The conflict was characterized by vicious guerrilla actions and the besieging of the innumerable fortified sites that dotted the landscape of the south. Illustrated with full colour artwork and stunning photographs, this book …
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- 9781780969770
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American Coastal Defenses 1885–1950
In the late-19th century, with the advances in technology and the increase in America's economic stature, a new round of fortification building began in the United States and its overseas territories. Locations such as Portland, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Charlestown, Savannah, Key West, Los Angeles and San Francisco were all extensively fortified. This book provides a concise introduction t…
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La arquitectura moderna en Chile (1907-1942)Revistas de arquitectura y estrat…
Este libro destaca el rol de los arquitectos que, agrupados en asociación gremial, fueron capaces de impulsar, en un periodo de 35 años (1907-1942), cinco grandes iniciativas: la creación del Colegio de Arquitectos, el apoyo a la formación de Facultades de Arquitectura, la participación en los Congresos Panamericanos de Arquitectos, la aprobación de reglamentos de edificación y la public…
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- 9789561123700
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Domesticity Under SiegeThreatened Spaces of the Modern Home
Theories of the domestic stemming from the 19th century have focused on the home as a refuge and place of repose for the family, a nurturing environment for children and a safe place for visitors. Under this conception, domestic space is positioned as nurturing and private, a refuge and place of retreat which gave rise to theories of 'home as haven'. While, arguably, some social conditions migh…
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- 9781350166127
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- 1 online resource (224 pages)
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La maison ancienneConstruction, diagnostic, interventions
Connaître une maison ancienne, les matériaux dont elle est faite, les mises en oeuvre et les savoir-faire qui ont présidé à sa construction pour analyser correctement les problèmes qui l'affectent : telle est la démarche des auteurs, qui s'adressent aussi bien au propriétaire qu'à l'architecte, à l'artisan et à l'entrepreneur soucieux de mener à bien ensemble un projet de réha…
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- 9782212029727
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