Marshal Vauban

Author : James Falkner
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783031337

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Marshal Vauban by James Falkner Pdf

“[A] vivid and well written account of the life of the man who built some of the most magnificent military structures known to man.”—Clayton Donnell, “Fortress Archaeologist” Sebastien Le Prestre, Marshal Vauban, was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly sophisticated fortress designs, his advanced theories for the defense and attack of fortified places, and his prolific work as a writer and radical thinker on military and social affairs, mark him out as one of the most influential military minds of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Yet no recent study of this extraordinary man has been published in English. James Falkner, in this perceptive and lively new account of Vauban’s life and work, follows his career as a soldier from a dashing and brave young cavalry officer to his emergence as a masterful military engineer. And he shows that Vauban was much more than simply a superlative builder of fortresses, for as a leading military commander serving Louis XIV, he perfected a method for attacking fortifications in the most effective way, which became standard practice until the present day. Falkner’s new study will add significantly to the understanding of Vauban’s achievements and the impact his work has had on the history of warfare. “A very enjoyable read for those looking for a good, basic account of Vauban’s career and his role in the wars of Louis XIV and of fortification more generally. Its usefulness is enhanced by various maps and reproductions of portraits of key characters and of contemporary plans of fortresses.”—War in History

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786456987

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Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers. More than just a fortification designer, Vauban was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. This book tells the complete story of Vauban's exceptional career, placing him within the framework of Louis XIV's reign and revealing his lasting influences in France and other nations. With the aid of numerous detailed drawings, 17th century bastioned fortification, artillery, and seige warfare are described in detail. Vauban's fortifications that are still standing today are particularly highlighted.

Author : Jamel Ostwald
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004154896

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Vauban Under Siege by Jamel Ostwald Pdf

"Vauban under Siege" is the first systematic comparison of the theory of Vaubanian siegecraft with its reality, contrasting military engineering's pursuit of the efficient siege with generals' contradictory search for rapid conquest, purchased at the cost of additional lives.

Author : James Falkner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fortification
ISBN : 1844159272

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Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France by James Falkner Pdf

Sebastien Le Prestre, Marshal Vauban, was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly sophisticated fortress designs, his advanced theories for the defense and attack of fortified places, and his prolific work as a writer and radical thinker on military and social affairs mark him out as one of the most influential military minds of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Yet no recent study of this extraordinary man has been published in English. James Falkner, in this perceptive and lively new account of Vauban's life and work, follows his career as a soldier from a dashing and brave young cavalry officer to his emergence as a masterful military engineer. And he shows that Vauban was much more than simply a superlative builder of fortresses, for as a leading military commander serving Louis XIV, he perfected a method for attacking fortifications in the most effective way, which became standard practice until the present day. James Falkner's new study will add significantly to the understanding of Vauban's achievements and the impact his work has had on the history of warfare.

Author : Ernest Marsh Lloyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Engineers
ISBN : UCAL:$B16405

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Vauban, Montalembert, Carnot by Ernest Marsh Lloyd Pdf

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080415

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The Vauban Fortifications of France by Paddy Griffith Pdf

Vauban was the foremost military engineer of France, not only during his lifetime, but also throughout the 18th century when his legacy and methods remained in place almost unchanged. Indeed, his expertise and experience in the construction, defence, and attack of fortresses is unrivalled by any of his contemporaries, of any nationality. In all three of those fields he was a significant innovator and prolific exponent, having planned approximately 160 major defensive projects and directed over 50 sieges. This book provides not only a modern listing of his varied interventions and their fates, but also a wide-ranging discussion of just how and why they pushed forward the international boundaries of the arts of fortification.

Author : Brent L. Sterling
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781589017276

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Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? by Brent L. Sterling Pdf

A number of nations, conspicuously Israel and the United States, have been increasingly attracted to the use of strategic barriers to promote national defense. In Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?, defense analyst Brent Sterling examines the historical use of strategic defenses such as walls or fortifications to evaluate their effectiveness and consider their implications for modern security. Sterling studies six famous defenses spanning 2,500 years, representing both democratic and authoritarian regimes: the Long Walls of Athens, Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain, the Ming Great Wall of China, Louis XIV’s Pré Carré, France’s Maginot Line, and Israel’s Bar Lev Line. Although many of these barriers were effective in the short term, they also affected the states that created them in terms of cost, strategic outlook, military readiness, and relations with neighbors. Sterling assesses how modern barriers against ground and air threats could influence threat perceptions, alter the military balance, and influence the builder’s subsequent policy choices. Advocates and critics of strategic defenses often bolster their arguments by selectively distorting history. Sterling emphasizes the need for an impartial examination of what past experience can teach us. His study yields nuanced lessons about strategic barriers and international security and yields findings that are relevant for security scholars and compelling to general readers.

Author : F. J. Hebbert,George A. Rothrock
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015029111203

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Soldier of France by F. J. Hebbert,George A. Rothrock Pdf

A biography of the greatest of France's pre-Revolutionary military engineers and builders, this book attempts to evoke both the man and the significance of his work. It also surveys the broad scope of his formidable intellect in connection with social, political and demographic matters. Stressing his basic honesty, humanity and courage this book portrays Vauban as a significant and influential servitor of the Sun King, Louis XIV, both within and beyond his professional obligations as royal engineer.

Author : Peter Paret,Gordon A. Craig,Felix Gilbert
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400835461

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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age by Peter Paret,Gordon A. Craig,Felix Gilbert Pdf

The classic reference volume on the theory and practice of war The essays in this volume analyze war, its strategic characterisitics, and its political and social functions over the past five centuries. The diversity of its themes and the broad perspectives applied to them make the book a work of general history as much as a history of the theory and practice of war from the Renaissance to the present. Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age takes the first part of its title from an earlier collection of essays, published by Princeton University Press in 1943, which became a classic of historical scholarship. Three essays are repinted from the earlier book while four others have been extensively revised. The rest—twenty-two essays—are new. The subjects addressed range from major theorists and political and military leaders to impersonal forces. Machiavelli, Clausewitz, and Marx and Engels are discussed, as are Napoleon, Churchill, and Mao. Other essays trace the interaction of theory and experience over generations—the evolution of American strategy, for instance, or the emergence of revolutionary war in the modern world. Still others analyze the strategy of particular conflicts—the First and Second World Wars—or the relationship between technology, policy, and war in the nuclear age. Whatever its theme, each essay places the specifics of military thought and action in their political, social, and economic environment. Together, the contributors have produced a book that reinterprets and illuminates war, one of the most powerful forces in history and one that cannot be controlled in the future without an understanding of its past.

Author : John Frost
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Pictorial Modern History by John Frost Pdf

Author : John Frost
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : World history
ISBN : NYPL:33433114860269

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Pictorial History of the World by John Frost Pdf

Author : William Young
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Diplomacy
ISBN : 9780595329922

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International Politics and Warfare in the Age of Louis XIV and Peter the Great by William Young Pdf

The Peace of Westphalia (1648), ending the Thirty Years' War, resulted in the rise of the modern European states system. However, dynasticism, power politics, commerce, and religion continued to be the main issues driving International politics and warfare. Dr. William Young examines war and diplomacy during the Age of Louis XIV and Peter the Great. His study focuses on the later part of the Franco-Spanish War, the Wars of Louis XIV, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the West. In addition, the author explores the wars of the Baltic Region and East Europe, including the Thirteen Years' War, Second Northern War, War of the Holy League, and the Great Northern War. The study includes a guide to the historical literature concerning war and diplomacy during this period. It includes bibliographical essays and a valuable annotated bibliography of over six hundred books, monographs, dissertations, theses, journal articles, and essays published in the English language. International Politics and Warfare in the Age of Louis XIV and Peter the Great is a valuable resource for individuals interested in the history of diplomacy, warfare, and Early Modern Europe.

Author : Junius Brutus Wheeler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Fortification, Field
ISBN : UOM:39015064560199

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The Elements of Field Fortifications, for the Use of the Cadets of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y. by Junius Brutus Wheeler Pdf

Author : Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Publisher : Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015009160535

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A Manual of Siegecraft and Fortification by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban Pdf

Engelsk oversættelse 1968 ved G.A. Rothrock af Vaubans i 1669 på Krigsminister Louvois opfordring skrevne værk "Mémoire sur la Conduite des Sièges" som første gang tryktes i Leiden 1740 under titlen "Mémoire pour servir d'Instruction dans la Conduite des Siéges et dans la Défense des Places"--Se yderligere under denne udgave.

Author : Marie-Hélène Tesnière,Prosser Gifford
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300062830

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Creating French Culture by Marie-Hélène Tesnière,Prosser Gifford Pdf

From monastic cloisters in the time of Charlemagne to the book-lined studies of twentieth-century authors, this splendid book presents an overview of the literary and artistic world in France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France, today rich in collections of illuminated manuscripts, books, medals, maps, and prints, had its beginnings when Charles V established his library in the falcon tower of the Louvre. During the Middle Ages, culture was the handmaiden of Church and government; during the absolute monarchy, it became an instrument of propaganda; in the eighteenth century, it developed an independent voice. This book explores the changing relationship between power and culture in France as seen in the history of its national library.