Rome's Saxon Shore: Coastal Defences of Roman Britain AD 250-500 (Fortress) by Nic Fields, Donato Spedaliere (Illustrator) - 2006-12-26

Osprey Publishing, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is clean with bright, white pages and a square, tight binding. Covers have minor wear to edges that is difficult to see in scans.

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Osprey Publishing, 2006-12-25. paperback. New. 7x0x9. New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Softcover.

New York: Osprey, 2006. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 7x0x9. Spedaliere, Donato. First printing. Light edge wear, covers lightly toned. 2006 Soft Cover. 64 pp. Although the exact dates of construction of the so-called Saxon Shore forts are uncertain, the development of the frontier system that ran form the Wash to the Solent on the south-east coast of Roman Britain was spread over at least a century and a half. Many of the new forts were notable for the superior strength of their defences, with thicker stone walls bristling with projecting curved bastions. These and other features were clearly designed to them more difficult to storm than old-style frontier forts with their classic playing-card shape and internal towers. Defense earlier in the Roman era had meant aggressive response in the open field or even offensive pre-emptive strikes into enemy territory. The new trend was to build stronger, the emphasis being on solid, more static defense, anticipating attack and absorbing it rather than… Read More

Osprey Publishing, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Oversized paperback. As new. Donato Spedaliere. Fortress 56. Osprey Publishing, 2006. first printing. 64pp., maps, photographs, illustrations Donato Spedaliere. sm. 4to. Uncreased spine, fine unread oversize softcover.

Botley : Osprey Publishing, 2006. Softcover. Good. Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo. Fortress 56.; Front cover slightly yellowed.

Botley : Osprey Publishing, 2006. Softcover. Good. Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo. Fortress 56.

Osprey Pub Co, 2006. New book, 64 pages, FOR056. Constructed to protect the coastline of southern and eastern Britain, the forts of the 'Saxon Shore' are among the most impressive surviving monuments of the Roman occupation of the British Isles, although much about them remains a mystery. In an impressive outlay of money, manpower and materials the frontier system stretched from the Wash to the Solent and included the heavy fortification of the major harbours and estuaries of the east and south-east coast. This book explores the history of this frontier system the ruins of which define the British landscape to this day. Contents: Introduction - Chronology - Britannia - Design - Anatomy - Function - Occupation - The sites today - Glossary - Bibliography - Index.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Spedaliere, Donato. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Osprey Pub Co, 2006. Paperback. New. new title edition. 64 pages. 9.75x7.25x0.25 inches.