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Tag: military history

December 18, 2022

Review: Colonial Forts of the Champlain and Hudson Valleys, Michael G. Laramie

It is rare for me to a find a book that is what it promises to be. “Colonial Forts” did this, and though the…

November 20, 2022

Review: The Fortress of Rhodes 1309-1522, Konstantin Nossov

Rating: 4 out of 5 I read this while preparing our visit of the Medieval heart of Rhodes, and while I found Mr Nossov’s…

November 6, 2022

Review: The Siege of Fort Beauséjour, 1755, Chris Hand

Rating: 5 out of 5 It’s not all that rare for me to say that I’ve found a really good book, but I often…

September 26, 2022

Arvustus: Rakvere linnuse ajalugu, O. Pagel & O. Kirss

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Pageli ja Kirsi poolt kirjutatud Rakvere linnuse ajalugu on hea ülevaade Rakvere arengust. Samas, peab tõdema, et muinasaeg ning varajane…

July 5, 2022

Arvustus: Kindel linn ja varjupaik, Mati Õun

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Ma lõpetasin selle raamatu mitu nädalat tagasi aga jõuan arvustamiseni alles praegu. Eks see on põhjusega. Mati Õuna kirjatööd mulle…

April 16, 2022

Arvustus: Aolinnad, linnused ja kindlused, Ago Vallas

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Kui võtta eesmärgiks kirjeldada Tallinnat, Narvat ja Tartut võib sattuda kindlasti ka palju halvemate teoste otsa kui hr Vallase “Aolinnad…

March 7, 2022

Review: The Korean War, Max Hastings

Rating: 3 out of 5 Not knowing much about the Korean War, I thought this would be a good way to educate myself and,…

February 9, 2022

Review: Swedish defensive fortress warfare in the Great Northern War 1702-1710, Ulf Sundberg

Rating: 4 out of 5 Mr Sundberg’s published dissertation looks into how Sweden failed in its preeminent task: that of fortifying it’s borders for…

February 17, 2021

Arvustus: Eesti muinaslinnad, Evald Tõnisson

Hinnang: 3.5 / 5 Härra Tõnissoni monoloog Eesti muinaslinnadest—muinaslinnustest—on raskesti leitav. Minul kulus ühe koopia kättesaamiseks ligikaudu pool aastat ning selle ajaga olid minu…

December 25, 2020

Arvustus: Eesti keskaegsed linnused, Kalvi Aluve

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Härra Aluve kirjeldus Eesti keskaegsest kindlusmaastikust on selgelt professionaalse arhitekti poolt kirjutatud raamat. Terminoloogia on keerukas ning tihtipeale on kohtade…

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