by Antonio Ventura · Plataforma Intermunicipal para as Linhas de Torres · ISBN 9789898398086
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«As linhas de Torres Vedras: um sistema defensivo a norte de Lisboa» is the historical essay by Antonio Ventura, written in Portuguese and with 237 pages.
The book studies the Lines of Torres Vedras, the defensive system built north of Lisbon during the Peninsular War. Antonio Ventura analyses the design, construction and strategic function of that network of forts and redoubts that halted the Napoleonic troops and protected the Portuguese capital.
Published in 2011 by the Plataforma Intermunicipal para as Linhas de Torres, the book falls within the History category.
A work of interest to historians and military history enthusiasts, for its focus on the Napoleonic Wars and defensive engineering.
