Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? : What History Teaches Us about Strategic Barriers and International Security /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sterling, Brent L.
Autor Corporativo: Georgetown University. Center for Peace and Security Studies
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
National security > History.
Fortification > History.
Security, International.
Electronic books.
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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