Dictionary of Military Architecture Edition 2

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Dictionary of Military Architecture Edition 2 : by Stephen ‘Sven’ Wyley – This book traces the evolution of military architecture, from ancient forts to modern defences like anti-tank hedgehogs

After some more research and prompting by numerous readers I have succumbed to pressure to publish a 2nd edition of this book, with a large number of new entries, including more terms from Japan, China, India and Germany. Along with more terms there are more drawings and photographs, with the addition of two articles, one on the ‘Designing and building your own European castle’, and the other on ‘linear fortifications’. It is my hope this edition will go on to aid others in their writing and research.

This book follows in the footsteps of giants of the field from Heron of Byzantium (10th century), to Muller (1746) and Smith (1779) and I hope this dictionary aids the scholars and enthusiast in the understanding of the intricacies of the designs and their use. Even as I write this Russians have deployed ‘Dragon’s teeth’, land mines and trenches to slow the reconquest of the lands of Ukraine, and a steel and a concrete anti-tank hedgehog has been moved from the Kyiv Museum and set up in the street outside.

Military architecture has developed over thousands of years and has been used worldwide to defend and attack fortified borders, cities, ports, towns, villages, castles and forts. It all started with the works of the Egyptians, Hittites, Greeks and Romans, using materials as simple earth, turf, stone, brick, timber, iron and concrete. So this book covers the military architecture, fortifications, fieldworks and siegecraft of Europe, the Americas and Asia and everywhere in between.

With this book I have not sought to provide a preferred definition but to present how the terms have been used in the past, and how they are used today. This book is provided with drawings and photographs of various aspects of military architecture and siegecraft. The objective of this book is for helpful reference for military historians, historical re-enactors, war gamers, cosplayers, fictional writers, and those for study or discussion concerning the development and the historical significance of military architecture, and therefore all words and meanings pertaining to the subject qualify for inclusion.

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