Towers of Strength: The Story of the Martello Towers

by Clements, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780850526790
• ISBN10: 0850526795
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 6
Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 10
The Design of the Martello Tower	p. 17
The English South and East Coast Defences	p. 29
The Fate of the English Towers	p. 37
The Spanish and the Minorcan Towers	p. 48
The Towers in Ireland	p. 59
The Channel Islands and Scotland	p. 83
Canada 1796 to 1815	p. 95
The Defence of Empire	p. 105
The Final Towers	p. 128
The Towers that Never Were	p. 145
The American Towers	p. 154
Conclusion	p. 162
Martello Towers Remaining in Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands	p. 165
Smooth-bore Guns, Howitzers and Mortars in Use in the British Army between 1795 and 1825	p. 172
Notes	p. 174
Bibliography	p. 181
Glossary	p. 184
Index	p. 187
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