An illustrated guide to the development and operational history of the Tibetan-style fortified monasteries throughout the Himalayas.
Peter Harrison is a retired medical practitioner with a
lifelong interest in military architecture. He has written on
fortified churches in La Thierache in France, Peloponnesian castles
and fortresses, the fortified village of Ushguli and the Pa Maori.
Boydell and Brewer published his book Castles of God; Fortified
Religious Buildings of the World in 2004 and it was shortlisted for
the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award in 2005.
Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary
magazines such as Look and Learn he studied Illustration at
Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of
books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey
titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in
Nottinghamshire, UK.
It is an interesting, well illustrated study and Osprey are to be congratulated on stretching our horizons -- Miniature Wargames This is a stimulating book on an unusual subject -- Casemate Fortress Study Group
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