Dutch Fortifications - Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G.

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Résumé :
Table of Contents

Introduction
Low Countries, Netherlands, Belgium, and Holland
Geography of the Netherlands
Water
Chapter 1.?The Romans in the Netherlands
Historical Background
Limes
Roman Fortifications
Urban Fortifications
End of Roman Rule
Chapter 2.?The Middle Ages ca. 500-1500
The Netherlands in the Early Middle Ages
Fortifications in the Early Middle Ages
Medieval Castles
Medieval Cities
Urban Medieval Fortifications
Medieval Siege Warfare
Conclusion
Chapter 3.?Renaissance
The Burgundian Period
Habsburg and Spanish Rules
Firearms
Transitional Fortification
Italian Bastioned Fortification
Early Italian Bastioned Fortifications in the Netherlands
Coastal Fortification
Siege Warfare with Firearms
Chapter 4.?The Eighty Years' War
War with Spain
The Old Dutch System
Dutch Engineers
Defensive Waterlines
The Influence of Dutch ONS Fortifications in Northern Europe
Dutch Fortifications in the Colonies
Chapter 5.?The Golden 17th Century
A Blossoming Era
Dutch Fortifications in the Latter 17th Century
Siege Warfare
Menno van Coehoorn
New Dutch System
Menno Van Coehoorn's Works
Menno van Coehoorn's Influence
Chapter 6.?The 18th Century and the French Era
The 18th Century
The French Era
French Napoleonic Fortifications
French Realizations in the Netherlands
Chapter 7.?The 19th Century
The Industrial Revolution
The United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch Fortifications in the Period 1830-1860
The New Holland Waterline
The Rifled Artillery Crisis, ca. 1860
Vestingwet 1874
The Polygonal System
Crisis in the 1880s
The Stelling of Amsterdam, 1880-1920
The Forts in the Stelling
Fortifications in the Colonies
Chapter 8.?The Period 1914-1940
The First World War, 1914-1918
Dutch Fortifications in the Interbellum, 1918-1939
Fortifications of the Afsluitdijk (Ijsselmeer Dam)
Lines of Defense, 1937-1940
Interwar Standardized Pillboxes
Assessment
Chapter 9.?The Second World War, 1939-1945
Defeat and Occupation
The German Atlantic Wall, 1940-1945
The Atlantic Wall in the Netherlands
Liberation
Chapter 10.?Dutch Fortifications in the Cold War
Cold War
Dutch Postwar Reconstruction
Dutch Fortifications During the Cold War
Remnants of Dutch Fortifications Today
Bibliography
Index
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Biographie:
Historian, writer and illustrator Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage is the author of numerous books. His interests include World War II and medieval and French history. He lives in Groningen, Netherlands....

Sommaire:
Covering 2000 years--from Roman times through the Cold War--this book describes the evolution of military architecture in the territory today known as the Netherlands. A vital ally of the Dutch--their numerous rivers and canals--played a central role in the defensive strategy of the country, particularly since the 17th century. A general history covers the innovators, architects and engineers of each period and their involvement in the development of fortifications. Illustrations detail the technical features of defensive structures, alongside discussion of the weapons and tactics they were designed confront....