Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Castles and Fortifications of Wales
Castles and Fortifications of Wales
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Cyfrol sy'n cynnig golwg fras ar gestyll a chaerau yng Nghymru oddi ar Oes yr Haearn. Cynhwysir lluniau a darluniau du-a-gwyn.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
The fascinating story of the buildings that have helped to defend Wales throughout its history from the Iron Age to the twentieth century.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781445602295
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781445602295
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Castles and Fortifications of Wales
- Awdur / Author
- Phillips, Alan
- Current Price ex VAT
- £18.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £18.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Non-Stock Item - Ordered on request
- Availability Status (CY)
- Archebir yn ôl y galw
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2011-08-26
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 128 pages
- Size
- 156 × 235 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Alan Phillips was born in Pembrokeshire, on the south-west coast of Wales, the region most associated with air defence in the two World Wars. He is a member of the Airfield Research Group and has written several articles for aviation magazines and local newspapers, as well as several books on aviation. He lives in Colwyn Bay.
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
Wales, a small country, is littered with the relics of war – Iron Age forts, Roman ruins, medieval castles and the coastal forts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The biggest construction of fortifications in Wales took place during the reign of Edward I. They were not only built to deter an invader, but to control the frequent Welsh uprisings. The next wave of constructions occurred during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when a number of forts and gun emplacements were built, mostly in South Wales, to deter a seaborne invasion. The twentieth century introduced a new mode of defence, especially during the two world wars, in the form of pill boxes, tank traps and gun emplacements. The various airfields constructed were the most visible form of defence and could be regarded as the castles of the period. During the period known as the Cold War era, a new type of structure appeared throughout Wales. These were the reinforced concrete bunkers built to protect military and governmental departments and withstand a nuclear blast.
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