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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 |
| 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 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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 |
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Sterling Brent L
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| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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 |
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Sterling Brent L
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| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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First forts [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the archaeology of proto-colonial fortifications / / edited by Eric Klingelhofer
| First forts [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the archaeology of proto-colonial fortifications / / edited by Eric Klingelhofer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina | 725/.18 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KlingelhöferEric C |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Fortification - History
Culture conflict - History First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners Colonization - History Europeans - Antiquities Archaeology and history Excavations (Archaeology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-94886-5
9786612948862 90-04-18732-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / E. Klingelhofer -- Introduction / E. Klingelhofer -- The Aurelian Wall In Rome: Renaissance Fortification In Theory And Practice / David G. Orr -- Strategies Of Adjustment: Spanish Defense Of The Circum-Caribbean Colonies, 1493–1600 / Kathleen Deagan -- A Survey Of French Fortifications In The New World,1530–1650 / Steven R. Pendery -- Tudor Overseas Fortifications: A Review And Typology / Eric Klingelhofer -- Nansemond Pallizado And Virginia Palisade Fortifications / Nicholas M. Luccketti -- Bermuda’s First Forts, 1612–1622 / Edward Cecil Harris -- ‘Within Musquett Shott Of Black Rock’ – Johnson’s Fortand The Early Defenses Of Nevis, West Indies / Roger Leech -- Dutch Colonial Forts In New Netherland / Paul R. Huey -- The ‘Old Netherlands Style’ And Seventeenth-Century Dutch Fortifications Of The Caribbean / Jay B. Haviser -- High Versus Low: Portuguese And Dutch Fortification Traditions Meet In Colonial Brazil (1500–1654) / Oscar F. Hefting -- Early Trade Posts And Forts Of West Africa / Christopher R. DeCorse -- Dutch Forts Of Seventeenth Century Ceylon And Mauritius: An Historical Archaeological Perspective / Ranjith Jayasena and Pieter Floore -- Glossary / E. Klingelhofer -- Select Bibliography / E. Klingelhofer -- Index / E. Klingelhofer. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459604903321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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First forts : essays on the archaeology of proto-colonial fortifications / / editor, Eric Klingelhofer
| First forts : essays on the archaeology of proto-colonial fortifications / / editor, Eric Klingelhofer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina | 725/.18 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KlingelhöferEric C |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Fortification - History
Culture conflict - History First contact (Anthropology) Colonization - History Europeans - Antiquities Archaeology and history Excavations (Archaeology) |
| ISBN |
1-282-94886-5
9786612948862 90-04-18732-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / E. Klingelhofer -- Introduction / E. Klingelhofer -- The Aurelian Wall In Rome: Renaissance Fortification In Theory And Practice / David G. Orr -- Strategies Of Adjustment: Spanish Defense Of The Circum-Caribbean Colonies, 1493–1600 / Kathleen Deagan -- A Survey Of French Fortifications In The New World,1530–1650 / Steven R. Pendery -- Tudor Overseas Fortifications: A Review And Typology / Eric Klingelhofer -- Nansemond Pallizado And Virginia Palisade Fortifications / Nicholas M. Luccketti -- Bermuda’s First Forts, 1612–1622 / Edward Cecil Harris -- ‘Within Musquett Shott Of Black Rock’ – Johnson’s Fortand The Early Defenses Of Nevis, West Indies / Roger Leech -- Dutch Colonial Forts In New Netherland / Paul R. Huey -- The ‘Old Netherlands Style’ And Seventeenth-Century Dutch Fortifications Of The Caribbean / Jay B. Haviser -- High Versus Low: Portuguese And Dutch Fortification Traditions Meet In Colonial Brazil (1500–1654) / Oscar F. Hefting -- Early Trade Posts And Forts Of West Africa / Christopher R. DeCorse -- Dutch Forts Of Seventeenth Century Ceylon And Mauritius: An Historical Archaeological Perspective / Ranjith Jayasena and Pieter Floore -- Glossary / E. Klingelhofer -- Select Bibliography / E. Klingelhofer -- Index / E. Klingelhofer. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785259703321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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