{"product_id":"9798216480921","title":"Global History of Modern Field Fortifications The Twentieth Century and Beyond","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWar and Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobal History of Modern Field Fortifications\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Twentieth Century and Beyond\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEarl J. Hess | Kyle Sinisi | Michael B. Barrett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Military \/ Fortifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA  global history of field fortifications, tracing the evolution of defensive tactics, terrain usage, and military innovation from World War I to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilitary historian Earl J. Hess fills major gap in military history by exploring how defensive structures have shaped battlefield tactics from World War I through the modern age.  Hess traces how mobility, mechanization, and combined-arms warfare in World War II transformed the role of fieldworks, how Cold War conflicts in Korea and Vietnam revived entrenched defensive tactics, and how 21st-century wars, like Iraq and Ukraine, continue to rely on earthworks, bunkers, and obstacles. This book shows that by the end of the 20th-century, field fortification is still a durable, adaptive, and universal feature of modern warfare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is essential for historians, military professionals, and readers interested in understanding the deeper mechanics of warfare. It reframes how we view battlefield preparation, tactical innovation, and the legacy of military engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEarl J. Hess is Emeritus Professor of History at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. He is the author or editor of twenty-six books on Civil War history. They include \u003ci\u003eCivil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eAnimal Histories of the Civil War Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). Hess's study of \u003ci\u003eCivil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), received the Tom Watson Brown Book Award of the Society of Civil War Historians.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216480921\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223603642508,"sku":"9798216480921","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216480921","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}