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  • Verdun 1916

    The Renaissance of the Fortress

    by H. W. Kaufmann, J. E. Kaufmann ...
    Wrapped in myth and distortion, the Battle of Verdun is one of the most enigmatic battles of the Great War, and the controversy continues a century later. Before the battle the Germans believed they had selected one of the strongest points in the French defences in the hope that, if they smashed through it, the French would collapse. But Verdun was actually a hollow shell since its forts were ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Castrum to Castle

    Classical to Medieval Fortifications in the Lands of the Western Roman Empire

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    A richly illustrated history of military fortifications in ancient and medieval times.For over a thousand years, from the time of the Roman Empire to the classic period of castle-building in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, fortified sites played a key role in European warfare. This highly illustrated history gives a fascinating insight into their design and development and into the centuries ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Castle to Fortress

    Medieval to Post-Modern Fortifications in the Lands of the Former Roman Empire

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    The authors of Castrum to Castle trace the "evolution of defensive architecture at the turn of the late Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance." — Old Barbed Wire BlogAcross western Europe, the long tradition of castle-building took on its most sophisticated form in the later Medieval period and then, in response to the development of gunpowder weapons, it underwent a fundamental change ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Maginot Line

    History and Guide

    by Aleksander Potocnik, Patrice Lange, J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history. It stretched from Belgium to Switzerland, and from Switzerland to the Mediterranean, and it represented the most advanced and ambitious system of static ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Forts & Fortifications of Europe 1815- 1945: The Neutral States

    The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building. In the neutral states situated between France and Germany - The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland - the need for extensive fixed ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Forts & Fortifications of Europe 1815-1945: The Central States

    Germany, Austria-Hungry and Czechoslovakia

    by H. W. Kaufmann, J. E. Kaufmann ...
    "Extremely well written and presented and gives you every scrap of information you'll ever need on cupolas, embrasures and cloches."—War History OnlineAfter the Napoleonic Wars, the borders of Central Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fortress Europe

    From Stone to Steel Fortifications,1850–1945

    by J.E. Kaufmann, H.W. Kaufmann ...
    An authoritative exploration of the architecture of Europe's fortifications built in the 19th and 20th centuries.A few of the fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars are well known and have often been written about, illustrated and studied. But they tend to distract attention from the wide range of fixed defenses constructed across Europe on an enormous scale after the Franco-Prussian ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Atlantic Wall

    History and Guide

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann, A. Jankovic-Potocnik, Vladimir Tonic ...
    This WWII history and visitor's guide explores the extensive network of Nazi fortifications built to defend Fortress Europe.Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and can be visited today. This ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fortress America

    The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present

    by J. E. Kaufmann ...
    "The best study, by far, on the general subject of fortifications within the country." — Journal of Military HistoryFrom the earliest colonial settlements to Cold War bunkers, the North American continent has been home to thousands of forts and fortress structures. Fortress America surveys the broad sweep of fortifications throughout North America—from seacoast forts of the late eighteenth century ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • American GI in Europe in World War II: D-Day: Storming Ashore

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    Covers the D-Day airborne drops and amphibious landings at Omaha Beach and Utah Beach. Includes sidebars on landing craft, the naval bombardment, engineers, medics, the Germans' defenses, and more. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • American GI in Europe in World War II: The March to D-Day

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the U.S. war effort before D-Day. Sidebars on patrols, service troops, the replacement system, Rangers, and more. Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • American GI in Europe in World War II The Battle in France

    by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann ...
    Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the war in Europe after D-Day. Sidebars on glider operations, rear-area activities, hedgerow country, and more. Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD