2006, ISBN: 9781844151752

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Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom: Wrens Park Publishing, 2001. New book, 390 pages, 85 illustrations. Some shelf wear to jacket. The author Viollet-le-duc, was a noted milit… Plus…

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom: Wrens Park Publishing, 2001. New book, 390 pages, 85 illustrations. Some shelf wear to jacket. The author Viollet-le-duc, was a noted military engineer who served in the Franco-Prussian War. He recreates the life of a French castle from its obscure origins as a Gallic fort besieged by the Romans, through Feudal and Napoleonic wars, and finally the Franco-Prussian War. The book is a lucid classic and a superb way of tracing the rise and fall of European fortifications.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Wrens Park Publishing, 2001, 3.75, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom: Wrens Park Publishing, 2001. New book, 390 pages, 85 illustrations. Some shelf wear to jacket. The author Viollet-le-duc, was a noted military engineer who served in the Franco-Prussian War. He recreates the life of a French castle from its obscure origins as a Gallic fort besieged by the Romans, through Feudal and Napoleonic wars, and finally the Franco-Prussian War. The book is a lucid classic and a superb way of tracing the rise and fall of European fortifications.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Wrens Park Publishing, 2001, 3.75, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2006. 3300 years ago Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of Troy in western Anatolia. The bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the most famous legends of the ancient world, and the search for the truth behind the legend has intrigued scholars ever since. In this fascinating new investigation Rodney Castleden reconsiders all the evidence in order to establish the facts and give a historical basis to the most potent myth of ancient warfare.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Pen & Sword Military, 2006, 6<