Do good fences make good neighbors? [[electronic resource] ] : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / / Brent L. Sterling
| Do good fences make good neighbors? [[electronic resource] ] : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / / Brent L. Sterling |
| Autore | Sterling Brent L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fortification - History
National security - History Security, International |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-58901-727-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Athens' long walls: lifelines to the sea -- Hadrian's wall: Rome's foremost frontier fortification -- The Ming Great Wall of China: a dynasty's unending pursuit of security -- The Pre Carre: fortifying France's northeastern frontier -- The Maginot line: France's great folly or reasoned response to the German threat -- The Bar-Lev line: citadels in the sand -- Conclusion: lessons learned about the use and abuse of strategic defenses. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458373303321 |
Sterling Brent L
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| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Do good fences make good neighbors? [[electronic resource] ] : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / / Brent L. Sterling
| Do good fences make good neighbors? [[electronic resource] ] : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / / Brent L. Sterling |
| Autore | Sterling Brent L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fortification - History
National security - History Security, International |
| ISBN | 1-58901-727-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Athens' long walls: lifelines to the sea -- Hadrian's wall: Rome's foremost frontier fortification -- The Ming Great Wall of China: a dynasty's unending pursuit of security -- The Pre Carre: fortifying France's northeastern frontier -- The Maginot line: France's great folly or reasoned response to the German threat -- The Bar-Lev line: citadels in the sand -- Conclusion: lessons learned about the use and abuse of strategic defenses. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791259403321 |
Sterling Brent L
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| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Do good fences make good neighbors? : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / / Brent L. Sterling
| Do good fences make good neighbors? : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / / Brent L. Sterling |
| Autore | Sterling Brent L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fortification - History
National security - History Security, International |
| ISBN |
9781589017276
1589017277 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Athens' long walls: lifelines to the sea -- Hadrian's wall: Rome's foremost frontier fortification -- The Ming Great Wall of China: a dynasty's unending pursuit of security -- The Pre Carre: fortifying France's northeastern frontier -- The Maginot line: France's great folly or reasoned response to the German threat -- The Bar-Lev line: citadels in the sand -- Conclusion: lessons learned about the use and abuse of strategic defenses. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958199203321 |
Sterling Brent L
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| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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