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Tag: military history

August 20, 2020

Burg Engern

Burg Engern, or Angerja, was a relatively minor fortified manor house, standing a small distance outside of Tallinn to the south. Construction was started…

August 1, 2020

Ordensburg Fellin (Viljandi)

It has taken me a very long while to gather myself for another look at a castle. There is no good reason for this—so,…

April 6, 2020

Review: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763, René Chartrand

Rating: 4 out of 5 M Chartrand’s description of life in New France is improved by this edition. While the focus has passed from…

April 5, 2020

Review: French Fortresses in North America 1535 – 1763, René Chartrand

Rating: 4 out of 5 I enjoyed this overview: M Chartrand describes the state of Québec, Montréal, Trois-Rivières, Louisbourg, and New Orleans. The focus…

October 16, 2019

Review: Poltava 1709, Angus Konstam

Rating: 3 out of 5 I decided to read this because I had just finished Peter Englund’s far longer and more descriptive overview of…

March 8, 2019

Review: The Fortifications of Malta, 1530-1945, Charles Stephenson

Rating: 3 out of 5 I expect more from an Osprey book. I would definitely expect more from an Osprey book that dealt with…

September 5, 2018

Ordensburg Segewold (Sigulda)

Not having written about any castles in a while, I am not sure my mindset is the same as it was beforehand. I have…

August 31, 2018

Review: Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall

I recently read Tim Marshall’s ‘Prisoners of Geography’, and this short post here is meant to be a brief look at some points within…

August 23, 2018

Review: Spitfire, Leo McKinstry

Rating: 4 out of 5 The Spitfire is a plane most everyone can imagine when it gets mentioned. But, really, it is far more…

July 14, 2018

Bischofsburg Kremon (Krimulda)

Old Kremon has foundered, one might say. Little remains of it except the bounding wall, but this was not the mightiest of castles overlooking…

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