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    Provides a detailed analysis of the arts of fortification and siegecraft as they were carried on between 1660 and 1860, a period when fortress warfare exercised an often decisive influence upon strategy, politics and urban life.

    Mingling with and influencing Christianity in medieval Europe, these beliefs are alive and well today & influence our lives more than we understand. Examines the psychological reality of the fear inspired by beings such as vampires, the Furies, & Satan himself.

    Her sole aim is revenge on the man who killed him-the daring Royalist captain Sir Justin Douglas, known as the King's Shadow. Her chance comes unexpectedly early, but when Katherine finds herself facing her sworn enemy, her hatred becomes strangely uncertain. She is suddenly caught up in a sinister web of intrigue. Mysteriously, Justin is always at the centre of the web, so how can Katherine escape? Will she ever discover for herself that revenge is sweet-especially to women?