Entrée principale:

Fa, Darren, 1966-

Titre et auteur:

The fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945 / Darren Fa & Clive Finlayson ; illustrated by Adam Hook.

Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Osprey Pub., 2006.

Description:

64 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.

Série(s):

Fortress ; 52

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 60) , glossary, and index.
Gibralter's defences -- Chronology -- Islamic Gibraltar -- The Spanish defences -- The 18th-century British fortifications and the Great Siege -- "Strong as the rock'" : Gibraltar and the British Empire -- The 100-ton gun -- The 9.2 in. gun -- The development of the Naval Yard -- The construction of the Dockyard -- Construction of the mole -- The 20th century and the two World Wars -- Force H and Operation Pedestal -- The tunnels and the airfield -- Aftermath -- The sites today.
Series editors : Marcus Cowper and Nikolai Bogdanovic.

Résumé:

The directors of the Gibraltar Museum draw on museum archives and local expertise as natives to tell Gibraltar's history with detailed maps and diagrams, original artwork and a wealth of photographs.

Ressources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781846030161 (pbk.)
1846030161 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Fortification Gibraltar History.
Fortification.
Befestigung
Gibraltar History, Military.
Gibraltar.

Classification/genre:

History.
Military history.

Vedettes secondaires:

Finlayson, Clive, 1955-
Fortress ; 52.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 250695
Cote: BIB 180193
Statut: Disponible