Other than a few pitched battles, medieval warfare tended to focus most of its operations on the attempt to control the fortresses of a given territory. As the techniques and technology of those ...

Russia's prominent kremlins The Moscow Kremlin, the largest active fortress in Europe ... They tell stories of the country's past, from medieval times through various conflicts and cultural ...

In that battle, the dictator’s fortresses and control posts in the Russian countryside were the state tractor stations that he set up to supply machinery to the collective farms. Across the ...