Lillo Giner, Santiago; Rodríguez-Navarro, Pablo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The tower named “del Rey” is one of the most clear examples of the fortification called “de transición”
in the area of the eastern spanish coast that was, as in the present case, through the addition of new
technological ...
Gimeno Romero, Luis(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The use of soil as a construction material has been very important in order to build defensive walls in
coherence with the offensive methods. The need of digging moats brings to the military engineer lots of
soil ...
Metair, Souad(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The fort of Santa Cruz in Oran (Algeria) represents the peak of the iceberg of a very huge and
developed defence system. Its strategic situation has been the key of the failure and the success of this
system. In ...
Mameli, Maddalena; Sanjust, Paolo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] After the Unification of Italy and after the First World War, the Stato Maggiore of the Royal Italian
Army had to change the defence strategies and give more attention to coastal defence, because of the
changing ...
[EN] The fortifications of Cartagena, built during the 18th century, still have today a strong impact on the
configuration and management of its territorial environment. During the reign of Carlos III and because
of the ...