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<p><p>the Defence Of The 9th-century Kingdom Of Wessex Under King Alfred Against The 'great Viking Army' Is One Of The Major Military Achievements Of Early Medieval History. While The Guerrilla Warfare In The Somerset Marshes And The Battle Of Edington Are Characteristic Of Alfred's Military Abilities, His Definitive Physical Achievement Was A Series Of Some 30 Well-structured Fortifications (known As Burhs) Across The Kingdom. Many Of These Fortifications Survive To This Day And Some Were Even Reinforced To Stand Up To German Tanks In The Expected Invasion Of 1940. This Title Describes Their Beginnings In The Turbulent Early Years Of Alfred’s Reign As Well As Their Subsequent Development And Use.</p>
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- Author
- Ryan Lavelle; Donato Spedaliere
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781841766393
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Engineering, Military, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Fortifications in Wessex c. 800-1066 : the Defences of Alfred the Great Against the Vikings (2003)
- Fortifications in Wessex c. 800–1066: The Defences of Alfred the Great Against the Vikings (Fortress Book 14) (2012)
- Fortress 014 Ryan Lavelle Donato Spedaliere Fortifications In Wessex C 800 1066 Osprey Publishing 2003 (2006)
- Fortifications in Wessex c. 800–1066: The Defences of Alfred the Great Against the Vikings (Fortress Book 14) (2003)
- Osprey Fortress 014 - Fortifications in Wessex, c.800-1066 (2003)
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