Observations On Modern Systems of Fortification: Including That Proposed by M. Carnot, and a Comparison of the Polygonal With the Bastion System; to W

by Howard Douglas

This book is a comprehensive study of modern systems of fortification and features a comparison of the polygonal with the bastion system. It includes reflections on intrenched positions and a tract on the naval littoral and interna. The author, Howard Douglas, was a prominent military leader and served as governor of Gibraltar.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1020090065
• ISBN13: 9781020090066
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"