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Russian Fortresses 1480–1682

Russian Fortresses 1480–1682

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  • Create Date：2021-05-13 11:56:01
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Konstantin Nossov
  • ISBN：1841769169
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Summary

In 1462 the throne of the Principality of Moscow passed to the Ivan III （1462-1505）， who succeeded in throwing off the Tatar yoke。 For the next 200 years this new state struggled to maintain her borders against a series of attacks from the Lithuanians， Swedes and Poles to the west， as well as the Tatars to the south。 They achieved this through the development of a network of fortified sites and a series of linear defensive systems。 This book examine how these fortifications were developed to respond to ever changing situations under the command of such charismatic rulers as Ivan the Terrible， right through to the military reforms of Peter the Great。

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Between Ivan the III and Peter the Great， Muscovy became Russia， pushing past fealty to the Tatar "Golden Horde" to independence and contests with the Baltic Powers， Sweden， Poland and other post Tatar states to the east。 How this was done， in a land so open as the steppe that made up such a large percentage of their realm， has always been a puzzle to me。 This book opens the door。 With all the usual Osprey Publications flair， there are maps， diagrams and pictures all over the place with quite de Between Ivan the III and Peter the Great， Muscovy became Russia， pushing past fealty to the Tatar "Golden Horde" to independence and contests with the Baltic Powers， Sweden， Poland and other post Tatar states to the east。 How this was done， in a land so open as the steppe that made up such a large percentage of their realm， has always been a puzzle to me。 This book opens the door。 With all the usual Osprey Publications flair， there are maps， diagrams and pictures all over the place with quite detailed discussion packed in the classic 64 page presentation。 The book goes over how the Russians built their state， from the development of the many Kremlins （it's sort of like the word for Castle of state） to their varied construction of defensive lines that might be a major hindrance to a largely horse army- that the tatars possessed。 Without any concept of explosives， and scared of fire themselves， the Tatars could not get past lines of miles of trees felled with their dead gaunt limbs pointed out 。 These and other tricks worked -but required lots of labour and forethought。 As gunpowder weapons， take over - the Russian genious for field works is really foretold。 with some great wood and packed earth designs that WWI engineers would respect。 It's and impressive tale- well told in simple prose。A great book for kid with a report to do - it's got some really cool pictures。 For the Gamer/modeller/Military Enthusiast， its great- so much stuff packed in a small space。 A very strong recommendation from this guy。 I really learned a lot for how long I read。 。。。more

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