It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of

It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of

The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 6,000km across inhospitable terrain. Charting its develop

The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 6,000km across inhospitable terrain. Charting its develop

In the years following the Civil War, plans were drawn up to build a major set of fortifications along the Russian western border. Work began in 1926, leading t