Notes
This book takes you on an amazing journey back through time. From the first Bronze Age fortified lake villages, travel to some of the world’s greatest fortress and castles. Discover the secrets of Masada, King Herod’s Judean fortress, visit Chateau Gaillard, a medieval French castle under siege; marvel at the architecture of Japan’s Himeji castle; find out more about America’s Fort Ticonderoga, and the part it played in the Seven Years’ War; and learn about one of the most famous Crusader castles, Syria’s Krak des Chevaliers, home to the medieval Knights Hospitallers.Contents
Contents : first forts; bronze age; maiden castle; great wall of china; masada; Castel Sant’Angelo; Ait Benhaddou; great age of castles; motte and bailey castles; building in stone; Chateau gaillard; concentric castles; Krak des Chevaliers; riverbank castles; Alhambra of Granada; great walled fortress towns of Europe; Himeji castle; Sacsahuaman; Golconda; end of an era; Fort Ticonderoga; fort sumter; eureka stockade; Fort Douaumont; romantic castles; understanding ruins;Additional Info
Plus websites and further reading : career paths; and places to visit.
