Forts Hc

Ever since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organise some kind of defence against potentially hostile neighbours. Both accessible to the general reader and to the more specialist enthusiast, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the way that defence was conceived, planned and built. Forts explains the history of human fortifications, and is beautifully illustrated using photographs, plans, drawings and maps from forts around the world to explain why they were built, their various functions and their immense historical legacy in laying the foundations of empire.