Download or read book A Complete Treatise on Field Fortification written by Dennis Hart Mahan and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1968 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahan's highly practical treatise was the first American work to relate clearly tactical and technical aspects of fortification practice. Many of the basic principles and ideas he set forth were put to use in the Civil War.