Do good fences make good neighbors? : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security /

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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 fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sterling, Brent L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Georgetown University. Center for Peace and Security Studies
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Security, International.
Fortification > History.
National security > History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Fortification
National security
Security, International
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Athens' long walls: lifelines to the sea
  • Hadrian's wall: Rome's foremost frontier fortification
  • The Ming Great Wall of China: a dynasty's unending pursuit of security
  • The Pre Carre: fortifying France's northeastern frontier
  • The Maginot line: France's great folly or reasoned response to the German threat
  • The Bar-Lev line: citadels in the sand
  • Conclusion: lessons learned about the use and abuse of strategic defenses.

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