Fortress (Osprey)

Fortress (Osprey)
Fortress
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Pays Drapeau : Royaume-Uni Royaume-Uni
Langue Anglais
Genre Histoire militaire
Prix au numéro 11,99 £
Date de fondation  2003
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Éditeur Osprey Publishing
Oxford
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Fortress est une série de livres consacrée à l’histoire des fortifications militaires publiée par l’éditeur britannique Osprey Publishing.

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Généralités

La série de livres Fortress décrit l’histoire des fortifications militaires et autres constructions bâties par l’homme afin de poursuivre ses buts de guerre, leur évolution au fil du temps et leur architecture. Comme de coutume, Osprey propose des livres comprenant des dessins en coupe, des cartes, des diagrammes et des illustrations en couleurs ainsi que des photographies en noir et blanc et en couleur qui viennent compléter le texte[1].

Fortress apparaît en 2003 avec le titre Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45[2].


Journalistes

Les principaux auteurs des livres de la série Fortress sont, pour les textes, Stephen Turnbull, Gordon L Rottman, Nic Fields, David Nicolle, Konstantin Nossov, Angus Konstam, Christopher Gravett, René Chartrand, Ron Field, Steven J Zaloga (en), Neil Short et Terrance McGovern ainsi que Adam Hook, Peter Dennis, Chris Taylor, Brian Delf, Donato Spedaliere, Ian Palmer, Hugh Johnson et Steve Noon pour les illustrations.


Correspondants permanents

Publications

Liste détaillée des numéros de Fortress
  1. Fortress 1, février 2003 - Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  2. Fortress 2, février 2003 - Hadrian’s Wall AD 122–410, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  3. Fortress 3, février 2003 - U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45, par Gordon Williamson (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  4. Fortress 4, février 2003 - American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898–1945, par Mark Berhow, Terrance McGovern (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  5. Fortress 5, avril 2003 - Japanese Castles 1540–1640, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  6. Fortress 6, avril 2003 - American Civil War Fortifications (1). Coastal brick and stone forts, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  7. Fortress 7, juin 2003 - The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809–11, par Ian Fletcher (texte) et Bill Younghusband (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  8. Fortress 8, juin 2003 - Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907–50, par Terrance McGovern, Glen Williford (texte), John Richards et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  9. Fortress 9, août 2003 - English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51, par Peter Harrington (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defence
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  10. Fortress 10, août 2003 - The Maginot Line 1928–45, par William Allcorn (texte), Jeff Vanelle et Vincent Boulanger (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Historical background
    The structure of the Maginot Line
    The Maginot Line in peace
    The Maginot Line at war
    Aftermath
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  11. Fortress 11, octobre 2003 - Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1). The red-brick castles of Prussia 1230–1466, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defence
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  12. Fortress 12, novembre 2003 - Fortresses of the Peninsular War 1808–14, par Ian Fletcher (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The evolution of the fortress
    Fortress Spain
    The principles of defence
    The besieger and the besieged
    ‘Sheer bludgeon work’: the fortresses in war
    The fortresses today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  13. Fortress 13, octobre 2003 - Norman Stone Castles (1). The British Isles 1066–1216, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defence
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  14. Fortress 14, octobre 2003 - Fortifications in Wessex c. 800–1066, par Ryan Lavelle (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    The Sites
    Town and Garrison Life
    Campaigns in Wessex
    Aftermath
    Visiting Alfred's Wessex
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  15. Fortress 15, janvier 2004 - Germany's West Wall. The Siegfried Line, par Neil Short (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  16. Fortress 16, janvier 2004 - The Fortifications of Malta 1530–1945, par Charles Stephenson (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    'The Key to Malta'
    The Knights of St John: Arrival and Survival
    Construction and Reconstruction
    The Outer Ring
    Malta under the British: 1800-1940
    The Second Siege: 1940-43
    Malta as an Archaeological Site
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  17. Fortress 17, janvier 2004 - Troy c. 1700–1250 BC, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Homer's Heroes
    The Searchers
    The Archaeologists
    The Fortifications
    Siege
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  18. Fortress 18, mars 2004 - Norman Stone Castles (2). Europe 950–1204, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The costs of construction
    Tour of a castle: Château-Gaillard
    The principles of defence
    Life in a Norman castle
    The castles at war
    Normandy
    Southern Italy and Sicily
    The fate of the castles
    Visiting the castles today
    Bibliography
    Index
  19. Fortress 19, mai 2004 - Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2). The stone castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185–1560, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defence
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  20. Fortress 20, mai 2004 - British Home Defences 1940–45, par Bernard Lowry (texte), Chris Taylor et Vincent Boulanger (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Operation Sealion
    Developing the defences 1940-41
    Britain's land defences
    Coastal defences
    Defending Britain's airspace
    The enemy within
    The invasion threat recedes
    A nation at war
    1944-45: Hitler's vengeance weapons
    Aftermath
    Chronology
    Bibliography
    Glossary and abbreviations
    Index
  21. Fortress 21, juillet 2004 - Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1097–1192, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    A tour of five Crusader castles
    Feudal, religious and urban defences
    The fortifications at war
    The fate of the fortifications
    Visiting the fortifications today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  22. Fortress 22, juillet 2004 - Mycenaean Citadels c. 1350–1200 BC, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  23. Fortress 23, août 2004 - German Field Fortifications 1939–45, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    German tactical defence doctrine
    Planning the defences
    Defensive firepower
    Materials and construction methods
    Types of defensive position
    Theatre-specific defences
    The fortifications at war
    An assessment of German field fortifications
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  24. Fortress 24, septembre 2004 - Fortifications of the Western Front 1914–18, par Paddy Griffith (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Operational History
    The Principles of Defence
    Tour of a Trench System
    Life in a Trench
    Design and Development
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  25. Fortress 25, octobre 2004 - The Walls of Constantinople AD 324–1453, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defence
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  26. Fortress 26, octobre 2004 - Afghanistan Cave Complexes 1979–2004. Mountain strongholds of the Mujahideen, Taliban & Al Qaeda, par Mir Bahmanyar (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and Development
    Tour of the Sites
    The Principles of Defense
    The Living Sites
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  27. Fortress 27, mars 2005 - French Fortresses in North America 1535–1763. Québec, Montréal, Louisbourg and New Orleans, par René Chartrand (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction: a network of fortresses
    Louisbourg
    Québec
    Montréal
    New Orleans
    The fall of the fortresses
    Their ultimate fate
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Glossary
    Index
  28. Fortress 28, février 2005 - Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91. Central and Northern Plains, par Ron Field (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Development of the forts on the Central and Northern Plains
    The types of military forts
    The principle of elements of defense
    Life in a frontier fort
    The forts at war
    The fate of the Plains forts
    The forts today
    Bibliography
    Index
  29. Fortress 29, avril 2005 - US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941–53, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Ian Palmer (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    American tactical defense doctrine
    Building and manning the defenses
    Construction materials
    Types of emplacements
    Theater specific defenses
    The test of battle
    An assessment of US field fortifications
    References and glossary
    Index
  30. Fortress 30, mai 2005 - Fort Eben Emael. The key to Hitler’s victory in the West, par Simon Dunstan (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Fort Eben Emael
    Fall Gelb – Case Yellow
    Blame and counterblame
    Organization of Sturmgruppe Granit
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  31. Fortress 31, octobre 2005 - Rome’s Northern Frontier AD 70–235. Beyond Hadrian's Wall, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Agricola's northern campaigns
    The Gask Ridge
    The Antonine conquest and consolidation
    The Antonine Wall
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Abbreviations
    Glossary
    Index
  32. Fortress 32, juillet 2005 - Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192–1302, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The development of Crusader fortifications
    The principles of defence
    A tour of five Crusader fortifications
    Life in the Holy Land castles
    The Crusader States at war
    The fate of the fortifications
    Visiting the fortifications today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  33. Fortress 33, août 2005 - Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961–70, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    The threat
    Camp design
    Camp construction
    Camp defense
    The test of battle
    Aftermath
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index
  34. Fortress 34, aoput 2005 - Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710–1062, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    From worshippers to warriors – the development of the fortified temple
    Chronology
    Design features of the fortified temple 1: the sacred space
    Design features of the fortified temple 2: the temple
    Representative fortified temples of Japan
    The living site
    Operational History
    Aftermath
    The fortified temple sites today
    Glossary
    Bibliography and further reading
    Index
  35. Fortress 35, septembre 2005 - British Fortifications in Zululand 1879, par Ian Knight (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The role of fortifications during the Anglo-Zulu war
    The first invasion: the Coastal Column
    The first invasion: the Centre Column
    The first invasion: the Northern Column
    The second invasion; the war of fortification
    The final battle
    Visiting the forts today
    Select bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  36. Fortress 36, septembre 2005 - US Strategic and Defensive Missile Systems 1950–2004, par Mark Berhow (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Historical overview
    Missile system development
    Missile system organization and life at the missile sites
    US missile sites today
    Conclusion
    Bibliography and further research
    Abbreviations
    Appendix
    Index
  37. Fortress 37, novembre 2005 - D-Day Fortifications in Normandy, par Steven J Zaloga (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Design and development Tour of the sites
    The living site
    The site in war
    Aftermath
    The site today
    Further reading
    Index
  38. Fortress 38, novembre 2005 - American Civil War Fortifications (2). Land and Field Fortifications, par Ron Field (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The antebellum experience, 1830–61
    The key elements of field fortification
    The war in the East, 1861–64
    The Richmond defenses, 1861–65
    The overland campaign, 1862–64
    War in the East, 1864–65
    The fortifications of Petersburg, 1864–65
    The fate of the fortifications
    Visiting the sites today
    Index
  39. Fortress 39, février 2006 - Russian Fortresses 1480–1682, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The principles of defence
    Design and development
    Tour of the sites
    Linear defensive systems
    The living sites
    The sites at war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  40. Fortress 40, janvier 2006 - Ancient Greek Fortifications 500–300 BC, par Nic Fields (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Building methods
    Fortifications
    Nature of conflict and society
    Siegecraft
    The sites today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  41. Fortress 41, février 2006 - The Channel Islands 1941–45. Hitler's impregnable fortress, par Charles Stephenson (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    World War II
    Anatomy of an ‘impregnable fortress’
    The principles of defence
    The living site
    Finale
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Index
  42. Fortress 42, avril 2006 - The Vauban Fortifications of France, par Paddy Griffith (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Vauban: an indefatigable servant of the king
    The limits of Vauban’s achievement
    The Pré Carré
    Vauban’s pragmatic innovations in fortification design
    The importance of depth defence
    Operational history
    Principles of defence and features of fortress design
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography and further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  43. Fortress 43, avril 2006 - Roman Legionary Fortresses 27 BC–AD 378, par Duncan B Campbell (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology of the Roman imperial legions
    The design and development of legionary fortresses
    The elements of a legionary fortress
    Living in a legionary fortress
    Aftermath: the legionary fortresses in the later period
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  44. Fortress 44, juin 2006 - American Coastal Defenses 1885–1950, par Terrance McGovern, Bolling Smith (texte) et Peter Bull (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    American coastal defenses in the muzzle-loading era
    American coastal defenses during the modern era
    Life in the coast artillery
    Coastal defense in the modern era
    The fort
    Armament and batteries
    Seacoast ammunition
    US-Army controlled submarine mines
    Fire control and position finding
    Searchlights
    The forts today
    Recommended reading
    Glossary
    Appendix: American seacoast artillery weapon characteristics
    Index
  45. Fortress 45, juin 2006 - German Defences in Italy in World War II, par Neil Short (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    The living site
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    German defensive lines in Italy
    Bibliography and further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  46. Fortress 46, mars 2006 - Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650, par Stuart Reid (texte) et Graham Turner (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Construction
    Principles of defence
    Tour of a castle: Urquhart
    Everyday life in the castles and tower houses
    The castles and tower houses at war
    The fate of the castles and towers
    Index
  47. Fortress 47, juillet 2006 - Fortifications of the Incas. 1200–1531, par H. W. Kaufmann, J.E. Kaufmann (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Inca military infrastructure
    Construction materials and techniques
    Organization of the empire
    Major Inca sites
    The Spanish conquest of Tawantinsuyu 1526–72
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  48. Fortress 48, août 2006 - Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War, par Gordon L Rottman (texte), Chris Taylor Lee et Ray Alex Mallinson (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    The nature of the land and the war
    Building and manning the defenses
    Construction techniques and materials
    Field fortifications
    Camps and villages
    Tunnel systems
    Tackling the tunnels and fortifications
    The test of battle
    An assessment of the fortifications
    The sites today
    Bibliography and further research
    Abbreviations
    Index
  49. Fortress 49, août 2006 - The Spanish Main 1492–1800, par René Chartrand (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Administrative organization of the Spanish Main
    Castles in America
    Corsairs, pirates and convoys
    The fortification plan of 1588
    Declining fortunes 1600-70
    Defending the Spanish Main 1670-1763
    Renewal of the fortification system from 1763
    The garrisons
    The forts today
    Glossary of fortification terms
    Select bibliography
    Index
  50. Fortress 50, septembre 2006 - The Forts of Celtic Britain, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Bull (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development - The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living site
    Celtic forts at war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  51. Fortress 51, septembre 2006 - Indian Castles 1206–1526. The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanate, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The principles of defence
    Castle design and development
    A tour of three castles
    Interiors and living quarters
    The castles in war
    The fate of the castles
    The castles today
    Bibliography and further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  52. Fortress 52, octobre 2006 - The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945, par Darren Fa, Clive Finlayson (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Islamic Gibraltar
    The Spanish defences
    The 18th-century British fortifications and the Great Siege
    'Strong as the Rock': Gibraltar and the British Empire
    The development of the Naval Yard
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  53. Fortress 53, octobre 2006 - Defending Space. US Anti-Satellite Warfare and Space Weaponry, par Clayton Chun (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Everyday space operations
    Space systems at war
    Threats to US space systems
    Aftermath
    US Military space sites
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  54. Fortress 54, novembre 2006 - Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91. The Southern Plains and Southwest, par Ron Field (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Development of the forts
    The principal elements of defense
    Life in a frontier fort
    The forts at war
    The fate of the forts
    The forts today
    Select bibliography
    Index
  55. Fortress 55, novembre 2006 - Cathar Castles. Fortresses of the lbigensian Crusade 1209–1300, par Marcus Cowper (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development of the fortified towns of the Languedoc
    Design and development of the Cathar Castles - The living site
    The Albigensian Crusade
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  56. Fortress 56, décembre 2006 - Rome’s Saxon Shore. Coastal Defences of Roman Britain AD 250–500, par Nic Fields (texte) et Donato Spedaliere (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Britannia
    Design
    Anatomy
    Function
    Occupation
    The sites today
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index
  57. Fortress 57, janvier 2007 - The Great Wall of China 221 BC–AD 1644, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction: raiding and trading
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The Great Wall as a strategic defensive system
    The Great Wall at the operational level
    The Great Wall from end to end
    The living site
    Operational history
    Aftermath: the Great Wall as a symbol
    The Great Wall today
    Bibliography
    Index
  58. Fortress 58, janvier 2007 - Vietnam Firebases 1965-73. American and Australian Forces, par Randy E. M Foster (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    What is a firebase?
    Building a firebase
    The operational use of firebases
    Tour of a firebase: design and developments
    Life in a firebase
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Select bibliography
    Glossary and abbreviations
    Index
  59. Fortress 59, février 2007 - Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191–1571, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the castles
    The living sites
    The castles at war
    Aftermath
    Visiting the fortifications today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  60. Fortress 60, février 2007 - The Forts of the Meuse in World War I, par Clayton Donnell (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Tour of the sites
    The principles of defence
    Life in the forts
    The forts at war
    Aftermath
    The forts today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  61. Fortress 61, avril 2007 - Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862–1480, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The principles of defence
    Zmievy Valy (Snake Ramparts)
    Design and development
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    The sites in war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography and further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  62. Fortress 62, avril 2007 - Soviet Field Fortifications 1941–45, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Soviet tactical defence doctrine
    Building and manning the defences
    Terrain-specific defenses
    Defensive action
    The test of battle
    An assessment of Soviet field defences
    The Sites Today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  63. Fortress 63, juin 2007 - The Atlantic Wall (1). France, par Steven J Zaloga (texte), Chris Taylor, Hugh Johnson et Lee Ray (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Design and development
    The principles of defense
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    The sites at war• Aftermath
    The sites today
    Further reading
    Index
  64. Fortress 64, juillet 2007 - The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277–1307, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    A tour of a castle: Caernarfon
    Life in the castles
    The castles at war
    Aftermath
    Visiting the castles today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  65. Fortress 65, mai 2008 - The Forts of Judaea 168 BC–AD 73. From the Maccabees to the Fall of Masada, par Samuel Rocca (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    A tour of the sites
    The living sites
    The sites at war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Chronology
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  66. Fortress 66, septembre 2007 - The Castles of Henry VIII, par Peter Harrington (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    A tour of the sites
    The living sites
    The castles in war
    An assessment of the castles
    Aftermath
    Visiting the castles today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  67. Fortress 67, novembre 2007 - Japanese Castles in Korea 1592–98, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction: the very short history of the wajo
    Design and
    Structural and architectural features of the wajo
    The wajo as a defensive system
    The wajo from end to end
    The living site
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The wajo today
    Bibliography
    Index
  68. Fortress 68, novembre 2007 - American Civil War Fortifications (3). The Mississippi and River Forts, par Ron Field (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The river campaigns, 1861-64
    Life in the Vicksburg fortifications
    The fate of the fortifications
    Glossary
    Visiting the forts today
    Bibliography and further reading
    Index
  69. Fortress 69, février 2008 - The Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89, par Gordon L Rottman (texte) et Chris Taylor (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    The origins of division
    Chronology
    The Intra-German Border
    The Berlin Wall
    Manning the Wall and the IGB
    Testing the barriers
    An assessment of the Wall and the IGB
    The sites today
    Further reading and research
    Glossary and abbreviations
    Index
  70. Fortress 70, mars 2008 - Strongholds of the Border Reivers. Fortifications of the Anglo-Scottish Border 1296–1603, par Keith Durham (texte) et Graham Turner (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Border fortifications
    Principles of defence
    Tour of a tower house – Smailholm
    Everyday life in the tower house
    Border strongholds at war
    The fate of the castles, tower houses, bastles and defensible churches
    Visiting the sites today
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index
  71. Fortress 71, mars 2008 - The Walls of Rome, par Nic Fields (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Rome’s early defences
    The age of Aurelian
    The Aurelian Wall
    The Maxentian improvements
    From Honorius to Belisarius
    Aurelian’s legacy
    The sites today
    Glossary and abbreviations
    Bibliography
    Index
  72. Fortress 72, janvier 2008 - German V-Weapon Sites 1943–45, par Steven J Zaloga (texte) et Hugh Johnson (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    The V-weapon programs
    Design and development
    The Allies intervene
    The sites at war
    The missile sites in retrospect
    The sites today
    Further reading
    Index
  73. Fortress 73, février 2008 - Hittite Fortifications c.1650-700 BC, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Methods of construction
    Anatomy of Hittite fortresses
    Tour of the sites: Hattusha, Alacahöyük and Karatepe
    Sanctuaries and the living sites
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography and further reading
    Index
  74. Fortress 74, avril 2008 - Japanese Castles AD 250–1540, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The living sites
    The sites at war
    Japanese castles today
    Further reading
    Index
  75. Fortress 75, mai 2008 - The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763, par René Chartrand (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  76. Fortress 76, juin 2008 - Saracen Strongholds AD 630–1050. The Middle East and Central Asia, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    The sites at war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  77. Fortress 77, septembre 2008 - The Stalin and Molotov Lines. Soviet Western Defences 1928–41, par Neil Short (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living site
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  78. Fortress 78, septembre 2008 - The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944, par Clayton Donnell (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Tour of the sites
    Principles of defence
    The living sites
    The sites at war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  79. Fortress 79, novembre 2008 - Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973, par Simon Dunstan (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living site
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography and glossary
    Index
  80. Fortress 80, novembre 2008 - British Forts in the Age of Arthur, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living site
    Dark Age forts at war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography and glossary
    Index
  81. Fortress 81, avril 2009 - Maori Fortifications, par Ian Knight (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    The role of warfare in Maori society
    Chronology
    The pre-colonial pa; the fortified village
    Hongi Hika and the ‘Musket Wars’
    The ‘New Zealand Wars’
    The end of the pa
    Pa sites today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  82. Fortress 82, mars 2009 - Scottish Baronial Castles 1250–1450, par Michael Brown (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    13th-century castles
    Design and function
    Tour of a site: Kildrummy castle
    The castles at war 1296–1356
    Rebuilding the castles 1350–1450
    Castle life in late medieval Scotland
    The aftermath: baronial castles 1450–1700
    Visiting the sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  83. Fortress 83, mai 2009 - Roman Auxiliary Forts 27 BC–AD 378, par Duncan B Campbell (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Chronology of Roman auxiliary forts
    The design and development of auxiliary forts
    The elements of an auxiliary fort
    Living in a Roman fort
    Aftermath: auxiliary forts in the later period
    The sites today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  84. Fortress 84, mai 2009 - Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC– AD 1644, par Stephen Turnbull (texte) et Steve Noon (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The cities today
    Bibliography and glossary
    Index
  85. Fortress 85, juillet 2009 - Scapa Flow. The defences of Britain’s great fleet anchorage 1914–45, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The development of Scapa Flow’s defences
    Principles of defence: ‘Plan Q’ and ‘Plan R’
    A tour of the fortress
    Life in the Orkney Garrison
    Scapa Flow at war
    The aftermath of World War II
    The defences of Scapa Flow today
    Museums and other attractions
    Further reading
    Appendix
    Index
  86. Fortress 86, juillet 2009 - English Castles 1200–1300, par Christopher Gravett (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    13th century
    The castle at peace
    The castle at war
    Aftermath
    Visiting the castles today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  87. Fortress 87, septembre 2009 - Saracen Strongholds 1100–1500. The Central and Eastern Islamic Lands, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
  88. Fortress 88, septembre 2009 - The Mannerheim Line 1920–39. Finnish Fortifications of the Winter War, par Bair Irincheev (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
  89. Fortress 89, novembre 2009 - The Atlantic Wall (2). Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway, par Steven J Zaloga (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
  90. Fortress 90, novembre 2009 - Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500–130 BC. From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
  91. Fortress 91, févrtier 2010 - The Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200–586 BC, par Samuel Rocca (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
  92. Fortress 92, février 2010 - Strongholds of the Picts. The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland, par Angus Konstam (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    The Early Historic forts of Scotland
    Dundurn and Dunadd: a tour of two great strongholds
    The principles of defence
    The living sites
    The sites in war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index
  93. Fortress 93, avril 2010 - The Forts of New France. The Great Lakes, the Plains and the Gulf Coast 1600–1763, par René Chartrand (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  94. Fortress 94, avril 2010 - Spanish Colonial Fortifications in North America 1565–1822, par Alejandro de Quesada (texte) et Stephen Walsh (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design & development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  95. Fortress 95, mai 2010 - Ottoman Fortifications 1300–1710, par David Nicolle (texte) et Adam Hook (illustrations)
  96. Fortress 96, juin 2010 - The Fortress of Rhodes 1309–1522, par Konstantin Nossov (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
  97. Fortress 97, août 2010 - Colditz: Oflag IV-C, par Michael McNally (texte) et Peter Dennis (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    The principles of defence
    Tour of the sites
    The living sites
    Operational history
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  98. Fortress 98, septembre 2010 - The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000–1780 BC, par Carola Vogel (texte) et Brian Delf (illustrations)
    Sommaire :
    Introduction
    Chronology
    Design and development
    Tour of the sites: Aniba, Buhen, Uronarti, Semna-West
    The living sites
    The sites in war
    Aftermath
    The sites today
    Further reading
    Glossary
    Index


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Notes et références

  1. ↑ Site officiel Osprey Publishing. Consulté le 6 mai 2010
  2. ↑ Fortress sur le site officiel Osprey.com. Consulté le 25 juin 2010

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