The History of Fortresses in Europe and Russia

Most of us would not hesitate to say what a bastion or a dugout is. But are we familiar with the words anvelopa, valgang, escarp, caponier, reduit? This book explains what these terms mean and how, over the centuries starting from antiquity, defensive structures and methods of attack have been perfected.
It is written by a prominent Russian military engineer, a professor at several academies, who even lectured to the future Emperor Nicholas II, and is considered a classic work in its field. The book discusses the design of fortification structures such as the Munot rondel, the fortresses of Germersheim, Ulm, Dunkirk, the defensive complexes of Koblenz, Antwerp, Paris, as well as the Pskov, Smolensk, and Moscow Kremlins, the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, the forts of the Gulf of Finland, and many others.
The book is published with carefully selected illustrations – photographs, works of visual art, drawings, and plans.
At the end of the book, there is a glossary of fortification terms.