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• Science: Technology: Military Science (80)
• Society: History: By Topic: Wars and Conflicts (100)

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• French (91)
• German (79)
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• Bunkertours - Featuring underground military installations in Britain and France.
• Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World - Images and brief descriptions from Glass, Steel and Stone of a selection of major buildings from medieval to 19th-century.
• Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls - Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from primary sources.
• Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico - Andrew Bennett provides photographs and history of coastal fortifications of four generations from 1817 to World War II.
• Crownhill Fort - History, plan and visitor information for this Victorian fortress outside Plymouth, UK, from the official site. Restored and owned by the Landmark Trust.
• East European Castles - Castles and palaces from balkans and Europe.
• Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States - Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.
• Fort Siloso - The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.
• Fort Wiki - Dedicated to documenting historical forts, camps and stations that provided security and protection for the United States and Canada.
• Medieval Fortifications - Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.
• Northern Fortress - Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal observations.
• Parks Canada: Fortress of Louisbourg - History, description, images and visitor information for the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town.
• Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages - Provides introductions with bibliographies to military architecture, siege warfare, castles and Anglo-Saxon burhs. Images and information on sites including Constantinople, Masada, Shiro and Ankara.
• The Alhambra, Granada - Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
• The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France - Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the fortress town constructed 1698-1720, designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
• The medieval fortified town of Aigues Mortes - Fortified town in the South of France with its original 13th century walls and towers, built by King Louis IX.
• U.S. Forting - A Blog detailing visits to historical military fortifications in the United States.
• Walled Towns Friendship Circle - Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.
• Wilton Castle - The romantic ruins of a restored castle and manor house.

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