The Fortifications of Verdun 1874-1917

Informationen zum Autor Clayton Donnell has had a life-long fascination with the Brialmont forts built at Liège and Namur. He spent his early years living in Belgium, and often visited the sites of the forts. Over the years he has amassed a large collection of material relating to this period, and has translated much of it from French to English. He has previously co-written Modern European Military Fortifications, 1870-1950: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (Praeger, 2004), and has created websites on the forts of Liège and Namur, and the Maginot Line. BRIAN DELF began his career producing artwork for advertising and commercial publications. Since 1972, he has worked as a freelance illustrator on a variety of subjects, and books which he has illustrated have been published in more than 30 countries. Klappentext The ring of fortifications protecting the city of Verdun on the Meuse River would become critical in the infamous battle of World War I. This book examines these fortifications, including the famous forts of Douaumont and Vaux that saw some of the fiercest fighting during the battle.Covers the development of the fortress of Verdun and the climactic battle that took place around it. Zusammenfassung Featuring illustrations throughout, this concise volume explores the development of the fortress of Verdun and the climactic battle that took place around it.

Product details

• Authors: Clayton Donnell, Donnell Clayton
• Assisted by: Brian Delf (Illustration), Marcus Cowper (Editor)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2011
• EAN: 9781849084123
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-412-3
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 241 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Fortress; Fortress
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Frankreich, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Militärgeschichte, 1900 bis 1909 n. Chr., 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Architecture, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, Militärische Institutionen, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Reference, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Military institutions