Excerpt from Field Works: Their Technical Construction and Tactical Application The appalling dulness which characterises almost all books on fortification has heavily Oppressed me during those leisure moments which, for many months, have been devoted to this work and I shudder to think that this book may be found as dull as any. But, at least, any ordinary reader can master its contents among which he will find no mysteries, real or pretended. Thus he may learn not only how to delay the march of an invader, but even how ...
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Excerpt from Field Works: Their Technical Construction and Tactical Application The appalling dulness which characterises almost all books on fortification has heavily Oppressed me during those leisure moments which, for many months, have been devoted to this work and I shudder to think that this book may be found as dull as any. But, at least, any ordinary reader can master its contents among which he will find no mysteries, real or pretended. Thus he may learn not only how to delay the march of an invader, but even how to make the villages and towns of England mere graves for that famous invading army of men which certainly may, and probably will be some day landed on our shores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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