List of FiguresPrefaceIntroduction1 The Rise of the Walls2 Civilisation, War, and Guardedness3 Contemporary Military Fortification4 Storming the City5 Securing the City6 Hiding in Plain Sight7 Luxury Forts to Data BunkersConclusionFurther ReadingNotes
David Betz is Professor of War in the Modern World in the Department of War Studies, King's College London and a Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Centre. He has written four books, most recently Carnage and Connectivity: Landmarks in the Decline of Conventional Military Power (OUP), and dozens of chapters and articles on problems of contemporary strategy and warfare. He regularly advises governments and armies on a range of issues including cybersecurity, counterinsurgency doctrine, strategic communications, and future warfare.