Ep 176: David Betz on Modern Fortification
David Betz, Professor of War in the Modern World at King’s College London and author of The Guarded Age: Fortification in the Twenty-First Century, joins the show to discuss how fortification is alive, well, and everywhere.
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Show Notes
David Betz, Professor of War in the Modern World at King’s College London and author of The Guarded Age: Fortification in the Twenty-First Century, joins the show to discuss how fortification is alive, well, and everywhere.
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• 01:22 Introduction
• 01:53 A default condition
• 13:20 Why is that there?
• 22:13 Alexandrian foundations
• 28:50 Security and mobility
• 39:53 The pendulum swings
• 48:54 Intrigue
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