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    THE SAXON SHORE

    Mar 21, 2022 2 minutes

    ROME’S SAXON SHORE – COASTAL DEFENCES OF ROMAN BRITAIN AD 250-500

    By Nic Fields

    Osprey Publishing, 2006

    ISBN: 978-1846030949

    This volume of the Osprey Fortress series explores the Saxon Shore in typical format (64 pages, copiously illustrated with photographs and original artwork). From Nic Fields, former lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, it is an ideal introduction to the topic covering construction, purpose and use of the forts.

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