Under the command of General Séré de Rivières, from 1874 onwards, captains of the pioneer troops, architects and engineers were commissioned to design and build numerous forts. More than 400 structures line more than 1000 kilometres of French border territory. Built between 1872 and 1914, these fortifications document the gradual transition from the last stone and earth fortifications to concrete and steel fortifications.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Truttmann, Philippe
Title
La Barrière de Fer. L’Architecture des Forts du Général Séré de Rivières (1872-1914)
Details
French text, 400 illus., 160 drawings of fortifications and the weapons used in them, large format. 544 pp.
State
new
Gerard Klopp Zone le Triangle Vert 37 5691 Mondorf-les-Bains Luxemburg
