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title: "The Vauban Fortifications of France (Fortress)"
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# The Vauban Fortifications of France (Fortress)

**Brand:** paddy griffith
**Price:** 25512CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Vauban Fortifications of France (Fortress) by paddy griffith
- **How much does it cost?** 25512CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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The Vauban Fortifications of France (Fortress)

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## Customer Reviews

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    The Sun King's master engineer...
  

*by H***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2013*

Louis XIV, France's "Sun King", waged war on Europe for three-quarters of a century.  His foremost military engineer was one Marshal Vauban, an equally skilled builder and besieger of 18th century fortresses.  The system of layered defenses that Vauban utilized for French forts would influence military engineering into the 20th Century.  Veteran historian Paddy Griffith provides the narrative in this Osprey Fortress Series entry; Peter Denis executed the illustrations."The Vauban Fortifications of France" opens with a quick biographical sketch of the Marshal, followed by an extended discussion of his work and his influence on military engineering.  The narrative tends to ramble a bit; Griffith expends some effort attempting to get past the legends to the real extent of Vauban's legacy.  The photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, and a glossary in the back are a terrific introduction into 18th Century military engineering.  The topic is too complex for one Osprey book, but this is a good start; recommended.

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    Best books for fortresses around the world
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2019*

The fortress series is the best. The illustrations give a thorough visual.

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    Osprey Fortress Series Vaubaun
  

*by S***K on Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2009*

A very good book in a good series by Osprey.  The subject could have many huge volumes written on it so you are only getting a brief overview but it is very informative.  The photographs and artwork really do add to the description.  If you want a book on Vaubaun entire career and every fortification he built you will need a bigger book but for an introduction this is a good book.  Not as wrapped up in engineering as some larger books on the subject so easy enough for all ages to understand.  I would recomend this book to students of history, fortification buff, wargamers, modelers etc.

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