A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's nationa

A biography of the greatest of France's pre-Revolutionary military engineers and builders, this book attempts to evoke both the man and the significance of his

A study of French military engineers at a crucial point in the evolution of modern engineering.

“[A] vivid and well written account of the life of the man who built some of the most magnificent military structures known to man.”—Clayton Donnell, “F