Castles of the World

• 200 superb colour photographs of castles and fortifications
• Expert text explains the stories behind more than 100 forts, strongholds and citadels
• Ranges from Europe to Asia to the Americas, from the Ancient World to the Middle Ages to the modern world
  

Phyllis G. Jestice is professor of medieval European history at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. A devoted teacher, Jestice enjoys writing for both academic and popular audiences. She is the author of Queens, Pharaohs and The Medieval Knight, while her most recent monograph is Imperial Ladies of the Ottonian Dynasty: Women and Rule in Tenth-century Germany.