The Forts and Fortifications of Europe 1815-1945: The Neutral States

by H.W. Kaufmann and J.E. Kaufmann

After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building. In the neutral states situated between France and Germany - The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland - the need for extensive fixed defenses was particularly urgent, and this is the subject...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783463929
• ISBN13: 9781783463923
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.3"