09-16-2006, 01:02 AM
You may want to start with this article (PDF): Dietwulf Baatz: Town walk and defensive weapons.
For firing fields in early modern fortresses, I can recommend: John Lynn: The Trace Italienne and the Growth of Armies. The French Case, in: The Journal of Military History, Vol. 55, No.3, 1991, pp. 297-330
The article is good at showing how artillery revolutionized siege warfare and the construction of fortresses, away from the medieval castle to the star-shaped bastion with no dead angles.
For firing fields in early modern fortresses, I can recommend: John Lynn: The Trace Italienne and the Growth of Armies. The French Case, in: The Journal of Military History, Vol. 55, No.3, 1991, pp. 297-330
The article is good at showing how artillery revolutionized siege warfare and the construction of fortresses, away from the medieval castle to the star-shaped bastion with no dead angles.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
