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  • 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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • U.S. Army Guard and Reserve

    Rhetoric, Realities, Risks

    by Martin Binkin, William W. Kaufmann ...
    In the nearly two decades since the Nixon administration decided to withdraw U.S. armed forces from Vietnam and to end their dependence on conscription, America's military institution has undergone substantial changes. One of the most pronounced has been the increased reliance on Army reserve components, which today shoulder unprecedented responsibilities for protecting the nations security. Of ... Read more

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  • Mineralocorticoids and Hypertension

    Edited by W. Kaufmann, G. Wambach, A. Helber, K. A. Meurer ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    On behalf of the organizing committee of this symposium, I would like to wel come you to Cologne and thank you very much for coming. We appreciate that some of the leading scientists in the field of hypertension have accepted our invi tation to participate actively at this conference. Our first symposium on renin-angiotensin, aldosterone, and hypertension took place at Titisee in the Black Forest ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Brain and Heart Infarct II

    Edited by K.J. Zülch, W. Kaufmann, V. Hossmann, K.-A. Hossmann ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Dr. Kaufmann and I wish to welcome you here in Schloss Auel to this second symposium on brain and heart infarct. We have chosen this lovely castle because I am always dissatisfied with meetings in great hotels in cities, where we rush to and from the meeting rooms. I had such an experience overseas just 3 weeks ago from 8 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. We want you to feel some ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Brain and Heart Infarct

    Proceedings of the Third Cologne Symposium, June 16-19, 1976

    Edited by K.J. Zülch, W. Kaufmann, Konstantin-A. Hossmann, Konstantin-A. Hossmann ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)

    $89.99 USD