Great Walls and Linear Barriers

by Peter Spring

Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China and knows of Hadrian's Wall and the other barriers lining stretches of Rome's imperial frontiers. But Peter Spring's original new study demonstrates that far from being exceptional, the building of walls and other linear defenses was commonplace among the peoples and states of pre-modern era. He finds examples virtually all across the globe and analyses their forms and strategic functions. He finds patterns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848843771
• ISBN13: 9781848843776
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.5"