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Fortress Builder Bernard de Gomme, Charles II's Military Engineer

Saunders Andrew
Innbundet / 2004 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780859897518
Publisert
2004-08-04
Utgiver
Liverpool University Press; University of Exeter Press
Høyde
265 mm
Bredde
205 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, UU, UP, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Saunders Andrew

Om bidragsyterne

An authority in the field of military architecture, both of early medieval castles and later artillery fortifications, he acquired an international reputation. His other books include “Fortress Britain: Artillery Fortification in the British Isles and Ireland” (1989); “Exploring England’s Heritage: Devon and Cornwall” (1991); “The English Heritage Book of Channel Defences” (1997); and numerous official guide books to castles and fortifications.

Fortress Builder Bernard de Gomme, Charles II's Military Engineer

Saunders Andrew
Innbundet / 2004 / Engelsk
Saunders Andrew
Innbundet / 2004 / Engelsk
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... places de Gomme in the larger context of military engineering and describes in detail his specific works in England. While truly scholarly, the book is well and clearly written, and does not demand prior expertise in the field. Many historian-authors will envy Saunders for the investment that the University of Exeter Press, supported by a grant from English Heritage, has made in this quality book. It is an unusually attractive work, with numerous plans vital to understanding de Gomme’s work. It is good to see such an important book so well produced. This book, then, is the happy combination of an authoritative author and a committed publisher. The resulting work does justice to a major figure in the history of English fortifications, and is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in either 17th-Century fortifications or English fortifications. While not inexpensive, it is clearly an excellent investment.

The Coast Defence Journal

This is the first study dedicated to the military engineer Bernard de Gomme, builder of many English citadels and forts. Very heavily illustrated, and produced in a large format, it includes reproductions of many of de Gomme's original plans and drawings. Bernard de Gomme started his English career when Prince Rupert recruited him as a fortifications expert at the beginning of the English Civil War; after the Restoration he became Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Office. Though Dutch in origin, he was the contemporary equivalent of Louis XIV's great engineer Vauban. De Gomme personifies the development of English military engineering during the late 17th century, at a time when bastioned fortification in Europe was at its most sophisticated. De Gomme's life and work are the central elements of the book. But the book also provides an education in 17th century military fortification theory and practice.
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This is the first study dedicated to the military engineer Bernard de Gomme, builder of many English citadels and forts. De Gomme personifies the development of English military engineering during the late 17th century, at a time when bastioned fortification in Europe was at its most sophisticated.
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  • List of plates and figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Background to Seventeenth-Century
  • Fortress Building
  • The European background
  • Military organisation
  • Predominance of siege warfare
  • The role of the engineer
  • Bernard de Gomme (1620-1685)
  • The Anglo-Dutch relationship and the Civil Wars
  • 1. The Old Dutch School of Fortification
  • 2. The Civil War, 50
  • 3. Dunkirk and Tangier
  • 4. Plymouth Citadel
  • 5. Portsmouth
  • 6. The Medway
  • 7. Tilbury Fort
  • 8. The Tower of London and Other Commissions
  • 9. .De Gomme and the Ordnance Office
  • 10. De Gomme as Draughtsman
  • 11. De Gomme as Military Engineer
  • Conclusion: De Gomme, the Man in Context
  • Appendix: List of de Gomme's Plans and Drawings
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Les mer
A major contribution to the field of European military engineering in the 17th century, Civil War history and architectural history Bernard de Gomme, though Dutch in origin, is the English contemporary equivalent to Louis XIV’s great engineer Vauban Large format, highly illustrated, accessibly written treatment of the subject matter
Les mer
A major contribution to the field of European military engineering in the 17th century, Civil War history and architectural history

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... places de Gomme in the larger context of military engineering and describes in detail his specific works in England. While truly scholarly, the book is well and clearly written, and does not demand prior expertise in the field. Many historian-authors will envy Saunders for the investment that the University of Exeter Press, supported by a grant from English Heritage, has made in this quality book. It is an unusually attractive work, with numerous plans vital to understanding de Gomme’s work. It is good to see such an important book so well produced. This book, then, is the happy combination of an authoritative author and a committed publisher. The resulting work does justice to a major figure in the history of English fortifications, and is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in either 17th-Century fortifications or English fortifications. While not inexpensive, it is clearly an excellent investment.

The Coast Defence Journal

This is the first study dedicated to the military engineer Bernard de Gomme, builder of many English citadels and forts. Very heavily illustrated, and produced in a large format, it includes reproductions of many of de Gomme's original plans and drawings. Bernard de Gomme started his English career when Prince Rupert recruited him as a fortifications expert at the beginning of the English Civil War; after the Restoration he became Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Office. Though Dutch in origin, he was the contemporary equivalent of Louis XIV's great engineer Vauban. De Gomme personifies the development of English military engineering during the late 17th century, at a time when bastioned fortification in Europe was at its most sophisticated. De Gomme's life and work are the central elements of the book. But the book also provides an education in 17th century military fortification theory and practice.
Les mer
This is the first study dedicated to the military engineer Bernard de Gomme, builder of many English citadels and forts. De Gomme personifies the development of English military engineering during the late 17th century, at a time when bastioned fortification in Europe was at its most sophisticated.
Les mer
  • List of plates and figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Background to Seventeenth-Century
  • Fortress Building
  • The European background
  • Military organisation
  • Predominance of siege warfare
  • The role of the engineer
  • Bernard de Gomme (1620-1685)
  • The Anglo-Dutch relationship and the Civil Wars
  • 1. The Old Dutch School of Fortification
  • 2. The Civil War, 50
  • 3. Dunkirk and Tangier
  • 4. Plymouth Citadel
  • 5. Portsmouth
  • 6. The Medway
  • 7. Tilbury Fort
  • 8. The Tower of London and Other Commissions
  • 9. .De Gomme and the Ordnance Office
  • 10. De Gomme as Draughtsman
  • 11. De Gomme as Military Engineer
  • Conclusion: De Gomme, the Man in Context
  • Appendix: List of de Gomme's Plans and Drawings
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Les mer
A major contribution to the field of European military engineering in the 17th century, Civil War history and architectural history Bernard de Gomme, though Dutch in origin, is the English contemporary equivalent to Louis XIV’s great engineer Vauban Large format, highly illustrated, accessibly written treatment of the subject matter
Les mer
A major contribution to the field of European military engineering in the 17th century, Civil War history and architectural history

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780859897518
Publisert
2004-08-04
Utgiver
Liverpool University Press; University of Exeter Press
Høyde
265 mm
Bredde
205 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, UU, UP, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Saunders Andrew

Om bidragsyterne

An authority in the field of military architecture, both of early medieval castles and later artillery fortifications, he acquired an international reputation. His other books include “Fortress Britain: Artillery Fortification in the British Isles and Ireland” (1989); “Exploring England’s Heritage: Devon and Cornwall” (1991); “The English Heritage Book of Channel Defences” (1997); and numerous official guide books to castles and fortifications.

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