The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-1928 ... Revised, Edited and Completed ... by G.M. Self, Etc. [With a Map.].
Title | The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-1928 ... Revised, Edited and Completed ... by G.M. Self, Etc. [With a Map.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Harry PIERS |
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Release | 1947 |
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The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-1928
Title | The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-1928 PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Piers |
Publisher | Halifax, N.S. : Public Archives of Nova Scotia |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Fortification |
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The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress
Title | The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Piers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Fortification |
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The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-198
Title | The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-198 PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Piers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Fortification |
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The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1740-1928
Title | The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1740-1928 PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Piers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Fortification |
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The Halifax Citadel
Title | The Halifax Citadel PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Cuthbertson |
Publisher | Formac Publishing Company |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 2001-06-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0887805175 |
The Halifax Citadel was a great bastion of the British Empire, the impregnable shield of the "Warden of the North". Today it is one of Canada's most famous landmarks: every year thousands visit the star-shaped fortress, watch the traditional firing of the noon-day gun and roam the ramparts and the fortified buildings where British soldiers were once garrisoned. They watch the re-enactment of military exercises by men and women in authentic 19th-century military uniforms, and enjoy the music of the pipe band in the Parade. This richly-illustrated history conveys the lively martial pageantry of this unparalleled attraction. This book offers background on the Halifax Citadel and its history, exploring the lives of soldiers and their families stationed in Hailfax in the 19th century.
Forts of the War of 1812
Title | Forts of the War of 1812 PDF eBook |
Author | René Chartrand |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 131 |
Release | 2012-02-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780960387 |
When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, neither side was prepared for the conflict, as evidenced by their respective fortifications. The most sophisticated and modern fortifications were those built by the US Corps of Engineers to protect some of the main port cities. These included Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Fort McHenry in Baltimore and Castle William in New York. The British also heavily fortified their main harbor at Halifax and their main center of power at Quebec. However, elsewhere, especially in the interior, fortifications were old, neglected or only hastily erected. The forts at Detroit and Mackinac were much as the British had left them in 1796. This book covers all of the main fortifications of the conflict, those that faced the crashing of guns and those whose intimidation played a part in the grand strategy of the war.