The architecture of war [by] Keith Mallory and Arvid Ottar.

Main entry:

Mallory, Keith.

Title & Author:

The architecture of war [by] Keith Mallory and Arvid Ottar.

Edition:

[1st American ed.].

Publication:

New York, Pantheon Books [1973]

Description:

307 pages illustrations 21 x 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
pt. 1. 1900-18. 1914 Fortress zone : French, German and Belgian fortresses on the Western Front : their precedent and effects -- Defence in depth : development of the deadlock on the Western Front, the development of the German systems of defence in depth and concrete foundations -- Wider scope of defence construction : Allied defences build on Western Front and coastal fortifications including the first use of submarine pens -- Support structures : Nissen huts, mobile Zeppelin sheds, Richthofen's circus -- pt. 2. 1918-40. Maginot line : design and construction of French defence -- The Autobahn and West Wall : The birth of the Todt organization; the highway system in Germany and the military implications of the West Wall -- pt. 3. 1940-45. Fortress Britain : organization and construction of English defenses -- Atlantic Wall : Up to D-day -- The Armed camp : Build up of invasion forces in England and the resultant vast hutting programme ; aspects of prefabrication -- Birth of Mulberry Harbor and Fall of Atlantic Wall : design and military implications of Mulberry Harbour project -- Shelter controversy : British air raid shelter provision -- German bomb-proof mania : protection of civilian morale : the public shelters and flak towers -- pt. 4. Context. Context : trends in military architecture since 1945.

Summary:

Chronicles the development of military architecture in the twentieth century.

ISBN:

0394488253
9780394488257
0394709977 (pbk.)
9780394709970 (pbk.)

Subject:

Military architecture History.
Fortification Europe History.
Architecture militaire Histoire.
Fortifications Europe Histoire.
Fortification.
Military architecture.
Europe.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Ottar, Arvid, author.
George & Elizabeth Coggill Collection.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325487
Call No.: 325487
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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