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After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building. In the neutral states situated between France and Germany - The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland - the need for extensive fixed defences was particularly urgent, and this is the subject of this highly illustrated new study. The strategic thinking that gave rise to these defensive schemes is described in detail, as is the planning, d

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Repubblica elvetica --- Helvetic Republic --- Schweizer --- Staat Holland --- Vereinigte Niederlande --- Holland --- Batavische Republik --- Republik der Sieben Vereinigten Provinzen --- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden --- Nederland --- Nederlanden --- Königreich der Niederlande --- Besetzte Niederländische Gebiete --- <> Besette Nederlandsche Gebied --- Pays-Bas --- Royaume des Pays-Bas --- Niederländer --- 1815 --- -Besetzte Gebiete Belgiens --- Okkupierte Gebiete Belgiens --- Bezette Streken van België --- Territoire Belge Occupé --- Belgique --- België --- Royaume de Belgique --- Koninkrijk België --- Kingdom of Belgium --- Reino de Belgica --- Belgica --- Belgier --- Niederlande --- Confederatio Helvetica --- Confédération de huit cantons --- Confederazione svizzera --- Confederaziun svizra --- Everlasting League --- Four Forest Cantons --- Helvetic Confederation --- Lega elvetica --- Schweizerische Eidtgenossenschaft --- Shṿaits --- Shveĭt︠s︡arii︠a︡ --- Shveytsʻaria --- Suisu --- Sŭwisŭ --- Sveitsi --- Sviṭzaralaiṇḍa --- Swisserland --- Vier Waldstätte --- Zvicra --- Zwitserland --- Austrian Netherlands --- Aynacha Jach'a Markanaka --- Batavia --- Belanda --- Beulanda --- Çheer Injil --- Çheer y Vagheragh --- Eben Eyong --- Háland --- Herbehereak --- Herbehereetako Erresumaren --- Hò-làn --- Holand --- Holanda --- Holandija --- Holandska --- Hōlani --- Holenda --- Holland Királyság --- Hollandi --- Hollandia --- Hōrana --- Huēyitlahtohcāyōtl in Tlanitlālpan --- Huland --- Hulanda --- Iseldiroedd --- Iseldiryow --- Ísiltír --- Izelvroio --- Karaleŭstva Nidėrlandy --- Katō Chōres --- Kē-tē-kok --- Keninkryk fan 'e Nederlannen --- Kerajaan Landa --- Kéyah Wóyahgo Siʼánígí --- Keyatiya Nederlandan --- Kingdom of the Netherlands --- Konungsríkið Holland --- Kraljevina Holandija --- Kralojstwo Nederlandow --- Kralstvo Holandija --- Kralstvo Niderlandii͡ --- Landa --- Madalmaad --- Mamlakat Hūland --- Mamlekhet Artsot ha-Shefelah --- Nederilande --- Nederlaand --- Nederlân --- Nederlande --- Nederlandene --- Nederlandia --- Nederlando --- Nederlands --- Néderlandzk --- Nederlatt --- Nederlendin Nutg --- Nedŏlland --- Neerlande --- Nethiland --- Niadaland --- Niderland --- Niderland Krallığı --- Niderlanddar --- Niderlande --- Nīderlandeja --- Nīderlandes Karaliste --- Niderlandʺi͡as --- Niderlandʺi͡as Korolʹuv --- Niderlandii͡ --- Niderlandla --- Niderlandlany Korolevstvosu --- Niderlandsem --- Niderlandsen Patshalăkh --- Niderlandtæ --- Niderlandtar --- Niderlandtar Korollege --- Niderlandty Kʺarolad --- Niderlandy --- Niderlandyn Vant Uls --- Niðurlond --- Nirlan --- Nižozemska --- Nizozemsko --- Nyderlandai --- Nyderlandų Karalyst --- Olanda --- Ollandia --- Oostenrijkse Nederlanden --- Oranda --- Oranda Ōkoku --- Ot͡si͡azorksshi Nederlatt --- Paes Bass --- Paesi Bassi --- Paîs Bas --- Pais Basse --- Países Baixos --- Países Bajos --- Países Baxos --- Paisis Bajus --- Països Baixos --- Paixi Basci --- Pajjiżi l-Baxxi --- Payis-Bâs --- Payises Bashos --- Pays-Bas autrichiens --- Pays-Bas espagnols --- Pays-Bas méridionaux --- Peyiba --- Reeriaght ny Çheer Injil --- Reĝlando Nederlando --- Regni Nederlandiarum --- Regno del Paises Basse --- Regnu di i Paesi Bassi --- Reino di Hulanda --- Reino dos Países Baixos --- Ríocht na hÍsiltíre --- Southern Netherlands --- Spanish Netherlands --- The Netherlands --- Tìrean Ìsle --- Tlanitlālpan --- Ubuholandi --- Ubuhorandi --- Ufalme wa Nchi za Chini --- Uholanzi --- Ulanda --- Ulanna --- Vasileio tōn Katō Chōrōn --- Walanda --- Zuidelijke Nederlanden --- Bäigien --- Baljīk --- Belchica --- Belçika --- Belçika Krallığı --- Beldjym --- Belezi --- Belga Királyság --- Beļgeja --- Belghia --- Belʹgi --- Bèlgia --- Belgia Kuningriik --- Bélgica --- Belgice --- Belgice Cynerīce --- Belgické královstv --- Belgi --- Belgien --- Bélgii Bikéyah --- Belgii͡ --- Belʹgii͡a Korollege --- Belgija --- Beļg̓ijas Karaliste --- Belgijos Karalyst --- Belgijsk --- Belgika --- Belgio --- Belgiska --- Belgiya --- Belgiyah --- Belgje --- Belgjiche --- Belgjo --- Belgujo --- Belʹhii͡ --- Belhika --- Bèljik --- Beljika --- Belʹjmudin Nutg --- Belsch --- Belsj --- Bélxica --- Berug --- Bheilg --- Bilgasuyu --- Bilhika Qhapaqsuyu --- Bilkiya --- Gwlad Belg --- Igihugu cyʼUbubirigi --- Karaleŭstva Belʹhii͡ --- Keuninkriek Belsj --- Kinigraich Bäigien --- Kinnekräich Belsch --- Kongeriget Belgien --- Königreich Belgien --- Königriich Belgie --- Koninkrijk Belgi --- Koninkrijk van Belgi --- Koninkryk van Belgi --- Kraljevina Belgija --- Kralojstwo Belgiskej --- Mamlakat Baljīk --- Mamlekhet Belgiyah --- Nsi ya ntotila ya Belezi --- Pelekiuma --- Pow Belg --- Reeriaght ny Belg --- Reĝlando Belgio --- Regne de Bèlgica --- Regno del Belgio --- Reino de Belchica --- Reino de Bélgica --- Reinu de Bélxica --- Ríocht na Beilge --- Rìoghachd na Beilge --- Royômo de Bèlg·ique --- Ruwvaneth Belgek --- Teyrnas Gwlad Belg --- Ubelgiji --- Ububiligi --- Ububirigi --- Ufalme wa Ubelgiji --- Vasileio tou Velgiou --- Vãsilia di Belghia --- Velg --- Velgio --- Baljīkā --- Belgické království --- België --- Belgii︠a︡ --- Belʹgii︠a︡ Korollege --- Belgijos Karalystė --- Belgijskô --- Belʹhii︠a︡ --- Berugī --- Karaleŭstva Belʹhii︠a︡ --- Koninkrijk België --- Koninkrijk van België --- Koninkryk van België --- Mamlakat Baljīkā --- Βασίλειο του Βελγίου --- Βέλγιο --- Каралеўства Бельгія --- Бельги --- Бельгия --- Бельгия Короллеге --- Бельгія --- Белгия --- Белгија --- ממלכת בלגיה --- בלגיה --- بلجيكا --- مملكة بلجيكا --- ベルギー --- هولندا --- مملكة هولندا --- Mamlakat Hūlandā --- Нидерландтар --- Нидерландтар Короллеге --- Нідэрланды --- Каралеўства Нідэрланды --- Izelvroioù --- Нидерландия --- Niderlandii︠a︡ --- Кралство Нидерландия --- Kralstvo Niderlandii︠a︡ --- Нидерландсем --- Нидерландсен Патшалăхĕ --- Niderlandsen Patshalăkhĕ --- Kéyah Wóyahgo Siʼánígíí --- Ολλανδία --- Κάτω Χώρες --- Βασίλειο των Κάτω Χωρών --- هلند --- Недерлендин Нутг --- 네덜란드 --- Nedŏllandŭ --- Нидерландтæ --- Нидерландты Къаролад --- הולנד --- ממלכת ארצות השפלה --- Нидерландла --- Нидерландланы Королевствосу --- Néderlandzkô --- Нидерланд --- Нидерланддар --- Нидерландъяс --- Niderlandʺi︠a︡s --- Нидерландъяс Корольув --- Niderlandʺi︠a︡s Korolʹuv --- פאייסיס באשוס --- Nyderlandų Karalystė --- Холандија --- Кралство Холандија --- Недерлатт --- Оцязорксши Недерлатт --- Ot︠s︡i︠a︡zorksshi Nederlatt --- Нидерландын Вант Улс --- オランダ --- オランダ王国 --- Holland (Kingdom) --- Batavian Republic --- United Provinces of the Netherlands --- CH (Switzerland) --- Eidgenossenschaft (Swiss Confederation) --- スイス --- Confédération Suisse --- Confédération Helvétique --- Svájci Hozzájárulás --- Confederación helvética --- Confédération helvétique --- Confédération suisse --- Schweytzerlandt --- Schweytz --- Schweitz --- Schweizer-Land --- Eydgenoschafft --- Eydgnosschaft --- Eydgnossschafft --- Eydgnoßschafft --- Eydgenossenschafft --- Eidgnossschafft --- Helvetische Eidgenossschaft --- Hélvetie --- Schwiz --- Switz --- Corpus helveticum --- Confédération de huit cantons --- Confédération suisse --- ShvÌ£aits --- Shveĭt︠s︡arii︠a︡ --- ShveytsÊ»aria --- Sŭwisŭ --- SvitÌ£zaralainÌ£dÌ£a --- Vier Waldstätte