{"product_id":"castles-dan-jones-9798217060306","title":"Castles: A Fortified History of the World from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling historian Dan Jones, a grand and sweeping exploration of the world's most awe-inspiring buildings, told through the lives of the people that fought, prayed, survived, and died within them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCastles have been built to defend humanity for millennia--from the walls of Troy over three thousand years ago and the desert bastion of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria; to Windsor Castle and the Tower of London; to Himeji in Japan and the Maginot Line in the Second World War. They have inspired terror and ambition, foiled conquering forces, and been deployed as the ultimate expression of wealth, status and supremacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJones leads readers on a journey through centuries and across continents as each castle tells a unique story of power, politics, and survival, revealing the shifting tides of warfare, the rise and fall of empires, the resilience of people under siege, and the flourishing of new ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending rich storytelling, cutting-edge research, and beautiful original illustrations, \u003ci\u003eCastles \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic story of how humans first came to build fortifications and how they expanded into powerfully capturing our imagination. With Jones's trademark scholarship and flair, he shows how defiance, endurance, and imagination have been carved into the landscapes we've inherited.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217060306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs","brand":"Dan Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48218011795711,"sku":"9798217060306","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_955c5335-88b4-4b66-8e80-bffe3686d051.jpg?v=1772000859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/castles-dan-jones-9798217060306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}