TY - BOOK AU - Clinch,George TI - English Coast Defences: From Roman Times to the Early Years of the Nineteenth Century AV - UG PY - 2014/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Great Britain -- Defenses N1 - Release date is 2014-06-05; Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "English Coast Defences" by George Clinch is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of England's coastal defenses from Roman times to the early years of the 19th century, detailing how various fortifications and military strategies were employed to protect the nation from invaders across the seas. The opening of the work sets the stage by emphasizing the complex and vulnerable nature of England's coastlines, shaped by its insularity and geographical features. It introduces various prehistoric camps and the Roman invasion, highlighting the significant fortresses constructed by the Romans along the eastern and southern coasts of England. These defenses were pivotal for maintaining control and providing a deterrent against invaders, a theme that the author intends to expand on throughout the book as he delves into the historical methods used to fortify the English coast against foreign threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45884 ER -