American Civil War Fortifications (1): Coastal brick and stone forts (Fortress)
Contributors: Donato Spedaliere (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: April 20, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841764429
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc; c 1800 to c 1900; History: American; History; History - Military / War; USA; Military - Strategy; United States - Civil War; History / Military / United States
First sentence: During the late 18th century, the newly created United States of America was vulnerable to foreign attack on her two land frontiers, one with Canada and the other with Spanish Florida, and along the Atlantic seaboard.