Grzegorz Podruczny
Grzegorz Podruczny was born in Zgorzelec in 1977 and is an art historian and historian. His Doctorate (‘Military architecture in Silesia in the years 1740-1806’) was defended in 2006 at the University of Wroc?aw followed by a postdoctoral work ('The king and his fortresses. Frederick the Great and Prussian permanent fortifications 1740-1786') was defended in 2014 at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna? where he has been employed since 2006. He deals with the history of fortifications in the modern period, military architecture and battlefield archaeology, and has been researching the Kunersdorf battlefield (12 August 1759) since 2009. He is the author of six books (including monographs dealing with the fortresses of Silberberg/Srebrna Góra and Glatz/K?odzko), editor and co-editor of six collected works, and the author of dozens of scientific articles.
Books
- The King and His Fortresses : Frederick the Great and Prussian Permanent Fortifications 1740-1786 Author
