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Author:

Sterling, Brent L.

Title:

Do good fences make good neighbors? : what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / Brent L. Sterling.

Publisher:

Georgetown University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

354 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Security, International.
Fortification--History.
National security--History.

Other Authors:

Georgetown University. Center for Peace and Security Studies.

Notes:

"In cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University." Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-336) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Athens' long walls: lifelines to the sea -- Hadrian's wall: Rome's foremost frontier fortification -- The Ming Great Wall of China: a dynasty's unending pursuit of security -- The Pre Carre: fortifying France's northeastern frontier -- The Maginot line: France's great folly or reasoned response to the German threat -- The Bar-Lev line: citadels in the sand -- Conclusion: lessons learned about the use and abuse of strategic defenses.

Summary:

"A number of nations, conspicuously Israel and the United States, have been increasingly attracted to the use of strategic barriers to promote national defense. Defense analyst Brent Sterling examines the historical use of strategic defenses such as walls or fortifications to evaluate their impact and consider their implications for modern security."--[jacket cover]

ISBN:

1589015711 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781589015715 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)316034542

LCCN:

2009008624

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)