Author: Gordon Rottman
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: fortress, vietnam, camps, forces, special
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2005-08-10
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1841768391
ISBN-13: 9781841768397
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining further control of such areas. The Green Berets set up fortified camps akin to forts of the old American Frontier, but adapted to modern warfare, from which indigenous troops defended local villages and attacked and harassed the enemy. How these camps were constructed, developed, and defended is documented here for the first time. This book also covers the weapons, barriers, and obstacles used in t
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: norway, fortress, denmark, netherlands, wall, belgium, atlantic
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2009-11-17
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1846033934
ISBN-13: 9781846033933
Germany’s Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany had to defend some 5,000 kilometers of Atlantic coastline from the Spanish border to the Arctic Circle. The United States’ entry into the war and the inevitability of an Anglo-American landing in Western Europe resulted in the fortification of this coastline along its entire length. Focusing on the northern Atlantic Wall in the Low Countries and Scandinavia, this title addresses the special defensive features and unique aspects of fortific
Author: J.G. Burke
Publisher: Black Belt Academy
Keywords: dai, kata, amp, bunkai, bassai, guide, storming, masters, series, fortress
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2005-05
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0955034000
ISBN-13: 9780955034008
Authors:Stephen Turnbull, Peter Denni,
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: fortress, castles, japanese
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2003-04-20
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1841764299
ISBN-13: 9781841764290
The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful ?daimyo? of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history, these militarily sophisticated structures provided strongholds for the consolidation and control of territory, and inevitably they became the focus for many of the great sieges of Japanese history: Nagashino (1575), Kitanosho (1583), Odawara (1590), Fushimi (1600), Osaka (1615) and Hara (1638), the last of the battles that brought an end to a period of intense civil war. This title traces their d
Authors:J.e. Kaufmann, H.w. Kaufma,
Publisher: Da Capo Pre
Keywords: cities, middle, ages, walled, forts, fortress, castles, medieval
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2004-04-13
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0306813580
ISBN-13: 9780306813580
The great walled castles of the medieval world continue to fascinate the modern world. Today, the remains of medieval forts and walls throughout Europe are popular tourist sites. Unlike many other books on castles, The Medieval Fortress is unique in its comprehensive treatment of these architectural wonders from a military perspective.The Medieval Fortress includes an analysis of the origins and evolution of castles and other walled defenses, a detailed description of their major components, and the reasons for their eventual decline. The authors, acclaimed fortification experts J.E. and H.W.
Author: Simon Dunstan
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: victory, west, fortress, hitler, key, eben, emael, fort
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2005-05-08
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1841768219
ISBN-13: 9781841768212
At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France. The fort’s elimination was essential for the success of Hitler’s invasion of the West. Deemed impregnable to conventional attack, Hitler himself suggested the means for its capture with the first glider-borne assault in military history. On 10 May 1940, ten gliders carrying just 77 paratroopers landed on top of the fort. Using top-secret hollow-charge weapons for the first time in warfare, the assault pioneers of Stu
Authors:Christopher R. Jarvis, David B. Mandell,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: financial, fortress, preserve, build, protection, wealth
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2002-10-08
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0471221422
ISBN-13: 9780471221425
"As an asset protection lawyer, I think Mandell and Jarvis brilliantly explain the most effective wealth protection strategies. A must-read for advisors and clients alike."-Arnold S. Goldstein, PhD, LLM, JD author, Asset Protection Secrets"I really appreciate the ’Risk Factor Analysis.’ It is a unique tool for diagnosing-and then solving-some of the toughest problems in maintaining and protecting your wealth."-Gordon Klein, JD, CPA, lecturer, UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, frequent CNBC Commentator"Chris and David’s concept of a ’Personal Economy&#
