02202cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000070012110000310012824500920015924600830025126400510033430000470038533600260043233700260045833800360048450000310052050801840055152010060073553400450174165300300178685600430181699900170185945884UtSlPG20260610134043.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a2010671483  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aUG1 aClinch, George,d1860-192110aEnglish Coast Defences :bFrom Roman Times to the Early Years of the Nineteenth Century1 aEnglish Coast Defences
From Roman Times to the Early Years of the 19th Century 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-06-05  aProduced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGreat Britain -- Defenses40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45884  c86723d86723