Ramparts of Empire: The Fortifications of Sir William Jervois, Royal Engineer 1821-1897
Autor Timothy Cricken Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 apr 2012
In 1860, Palmerston’s parliament sanctioned the construction of the largest system of fortifications that the British Isles had ever seen, or would ever see again, in order to defend against a feared French invasion. William Jervois (1821–97), then a young major in the Royal Engineers, was appointed as “design leader” of this program, which later led to a career in fortress construction that spanned continents and empires. This volume is a detailed study of Jervois’s life and works, based on extensive use of extracts from his diary and illustrations of his most important fortresses, offering the reader a rounded picture of his glittering career, as well as the political and technical considerations involved in fort and armament construction.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781905816040
ISBN-10: 1905816049
Pagini: 293
Ilustrații: 16 color plates, 150 halftones
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 23 mm
Greutate: 1.25 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER PRESS
Colecția University of Exeter Press
ISBN-10: 1905816049
Pagini: 293
Ilustrații: 16 color plates, 150 halftones
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 23 mm
Greutate: 1.25 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER PRESS
Colecția University of Exeter Press
Notă biografică
Timothy Crick has lectured on mechanical engineering, industrial design, and design history and is a member of several prominent organizations related to these fields.
Cuprins
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Illustration Sources
Abbreviations
Glossary
Chronology
Introduction
1. Early Days in Africa
2. Appointment in Alderney
3. The Threat from France
4. The 1859 Royal Commission
5. Defending the Naval Bases
6. Missions to Canada and the United States
7. The Ironclad Forts
8. Imperial Progress
9. Australia, New Zealand and the Threat from Russia
10. Coast Defence, Honours and Retirement
11. Jervois' Work in Context
Appendix A: Gazetteer: List of fortifications and other works associated with Jervois
Appendix B: The Relative Industrial Strength of the Major Powers in the Nineteenth Century
Appendix C: The 'Battle of Dorking' and its Successors
Appendix D: The Arming of the Coaling Stations, 1884
Appendix E: 'A Plan for Attacking the Seaboard of the United States'
Appendix F: Jervois and the Channel Tunnel (1883)
Appendix G: The Relative Value of the British Pound
Chapter Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Illustration Sources
Abbreviations
Glossary
Chronology
Introduction
1. Early Days in Africa
2. Appointment in Alderney
3. The Threat from France
4. The 1859 Royal Commission
5. Defending the Naval Bases
6. Missions to Canada and the United States
7. The Ironclad Forts
8. Imperial Progress
9. Australia, New Zealand and the Threat from Russia
10. Coast Defence, Honours and Retirement
11. Jervois' Work in Context
Appendix A: Gazetteer: List of fortifications and other works associated with Jervois
Appendix B: The Relative Industrial Strength of the Major Powers in the Nineteenth Century
Appendix C: The 'Battle of Dorking' and its Successors
Appendix D: The Arming of the Coaling Stations, 1884
Appendix E: 'A Plan for Attacking the Seaboard of the United States'
Appendix F: Jervois and the Channel Tunnel (1883)
Appendix G: The Relative Value of the British Pound
Chapter Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
"A major contribution to the history of the Royal Engineers and the defence systems they
created. . . . exceptionally well illustrated, reproducing numerous plans, diagrams and images, dominated by forts and other buildings, many from national collections. . . . Essential reading for students of the Victorian Army and the Victorian fortress."
created. . . . exceptionally well illustrated, reproducing numerous plans, diagrams and images, dominated by forts and other buildings, many from national collections. . . . Essential reading for students of the Victorian Army and the Victorian fortress."