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- Acroterion (talk · contribs) (WWI and WWII era European defensive systems, Cold War facilities)
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Open tasks[edit]
- Attention needed
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- Popular pages
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- Fortification • hill fort • defensive wall • Mumrills
- Requested articles
- Fort • Akasaka castle (currently redirect) • castellology • See the red links at: List of castles in France • List of castles in Germany • List of castles in Portugal • List of castles in Spain • List of castles in Italy
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- Castle town • garrison • jōkamachi • Kraków Barbican • Belsar's Hill • Beverley town walls • Wychbury Ring • Fort of Merksem • San Joaquin Castle • More...
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- Alhambra • Moscow Kremlin • star fort • Tower of David • Battlesbury Camp • Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire • Banna (Birdoswald) • Prague Castle
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- Aragonese Castle (it) • Belvoir Fortress (he) • Castle of Charles V (it) • Fortezza da Basso (it) • Koules Fortress (fr) • San Carlos de la Barra Fortress (es) • San Felipe Castle (es) • Sobroso Castle (es) • Castillo de Araya (es) • Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia (es) • Fuerte Villapol (es) • Redoubt no. 54 (pl) • Redoubt no. 56 (pl) • Walls of Florence (it), Citadel of Turin (it) [1] hundreds of articles from pt:Categoria:Fortificações de Portugal
Article alerts[edit]
Categories for discussion
- 22 Mar 2024 – Category:French forts in the United States (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Namiba (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- undated – November 9 1989 (talk · edit · hist) →Fall of the Berlin Wall was RfDed
A-Class review
- undated – Battle of Plum Point Bend (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – Fort McKavett State Historic Site (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article reassessments
- 23 Mar 2024 – Fortress of Klis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 03 Mar 2024 – Muckrach Castle (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Kj cheetham (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 25 Sep 2023 – Nizari Ismaili state (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Order of Assassins by Iskandar323 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 05 Jan 2021 – Guia Fortress (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 124.217.189.103 (t · c); see discussion
Resources[edit]
Some articles use infoboxes; it's an editorial choice whether you include one in your articles, but the one most appropriate for a fortification is ((Infobox military structure)) (the link includes details on how to use it). To see one in use take a look at the article on Caernarfon Castle and how it's put together. The Tower of London article, however, passed at Featured Article review without one, demonstrating that an infobox is not always necessary, so weigh up the pros and cons before you include one in your articles.
As fortifications come in a variety of forms, there are many works that address the subject. Sometimes the bibliography of Wikipedia articles can provide a good starting point, however it depends on the overall quality of the article in the first place. Osprey Publishing has a series called "Fortress" which deals with this area; they're fairly accessible and usually include a starting bibliography at the end.
For articles on castles in England and Wales, this website is invaluable for identifying sources. It includes a pretty comprehensive bibliography on each site, links to some useful websites, as well as some suggestions on general reading.
When you're putting together an article, don't forget that despite this being part of the Military history WikiProject fortifications were not solely military institutions. Iron Age hill forts were proto-urban centres; civilian settlements grew around Roman forts and were an integral part of them; castles were lordly residences; town walls were badges of civic pride.
If you have any suggestions for important general books, please feel free to add them here.
Books[edit]
- Donnell, Clayton. Fortifications of Verdun, 1874–1917.
- Donnell, Clayton. The Forts of the Meuse in WWI.
- Donnell, Clayton. The German Fortress of Metz, 1870–1944.