| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (276 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
This text fills the gap in describing Macau's defensive works and weapons, on land and sea, much of which has been previously unrecorded. These defenses were crucial to the survival of Portuguese Macau and the book covers the period from its founding in 1557 until the late 20th century. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Seventeenth-century defences -- 3. The first phase of fort building -- 4. The years of peace -- 5. Nineteenth-century defences -- 6. The second phase of fort building -- 7. Twentieth-century defences -- 8. The defensive role of the Navy -- 9. Artillery in Macau -- 10. portuguese small arms -- Appendix I: Account of the circumstances of the campaign against pirates in 1810 -- Appendix II: Gunpowder production -- Appendix III: Lists of cannon existing in Macau at various times. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) -- History, Military.
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Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) -- Defenses.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Garrett, Richard J. Defences of Macau. 1st ed. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010 9789622099937 |
| ISBN |
9789882205758 (electronic book) |
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9882205755 (electronic book) |
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9789622099937 |
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9622099939 |
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9789888028498 |
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9888028499 |
| Standard No. |
9786613016843 |
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