An Elementary Course Of Military Engineering, Part II, Permanent Fortifications - Softcover

D. H. Mahan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371841283 ISBN 13: 9780371841280

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

An Elementary Course Of Military Engineering, Part II, Permanent Fortifications by D. H. Mahan. This nineteenth-century treatise offers a systematic overview of permanent fortifications, combining theory, geometry, and practical design. It explains the distinction between permanent and temporary works, defines the general profile of permanent defenses, and details the essential components—parapets, scarp and counterscarp, ditches, glacis, and covered ways. The book surveys open and covered defences, loop-holed walls, caponnières, embrasures, and bomb-proof magazines, and discusses the management of communications and sally-ports. It analyzes major fortification systems, including Vauban’s, Cormontaingne’s, Noizet’s, and Choumara’s, as well as polygonal and tenaille schemes, and it reviews German fortifications and contemporary schools. Throughout, it links formal techniques to site features and practical military needs, with attention to how to adapt plans to irregular terrain and to the defense of frontier or coastal points. Originally published in 1867 for the United States Military Academy, the work remains a foundational reference in fortification theory and practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371841283
• ISBN 13: 9780371841280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200