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Ep 176: David Betz on Modern Fortifications

David Betz, Professor of War in the Modern World at King’s College London and author of The Guarded Age: Fortification in the Twenty-First Century, joins the show to discuss the world of fortifications; from Ancient Jericho to modern Washington D.C., forts are everywhere and they always have been. Times • 01:22 Introduction • 01:53 A default condition • 13:20 Why is that there? • 22:13 Alexandrian foundations • 28:50 Security and mobility • 39:53 The pendulum swings • 48:54 Intrigue