Fortress (disambiguation)
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A fortress is a fortification, a defensive military construction.

Fortress or The Fortress may also refer to:

Computing and games

  • Fortress (chess)
    Fortress (chess)
    In chess, the fortress is an endgame drawing technique in which the side behind in material sets up a zone of protection around their king that cannot be penetrated by the opponent. This only works when the opponent does not have a passed pawn or cannot create one, unless that pawn can be stopped...

    , an endgame drawing technique
  • Fortress (programming language), a Sun Microsystems language
  • Fortress (video game)
    Fortress (video game)
    Fortress is a tower defense video game developed by Pipe Dream Interactive and published by Majesco Games for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console.-Reception:...

    , a 2001 Game Boy Advance video-game
  • Fortress (Square Enix), the codename for an undeveloped game by Square Enix
  • The Fortress, a location in the video game Kya: Dark Lineage

Film and television

  • Fortress (1986 film)
    Fortress (1986 film)
    Fortress is a 1986 film directed by Arch Nicholson and written by Everett De Roche. It is based on Gabrielle Lord's novel of the same name, which was loosely based on the 1972 Faraday School Kidnapping....

    , directed by Arch Nicholson
  • Fortress (1993 film)
    Fortress (1993 film)
    Fortress is a 1993 science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Brothers Movie World in Queensland, Australia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character in the movie, John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen B...

    , directed by Stuart Gordon
  • Fortress (2011 film)
    Fortress (2011 film)
    Fortress is a 2011 war film directed by Michael R. Phillips and released by Bayou Pictures. The film follows the crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber Lucky Lass as they fly in the campaign against Italy during World War II.-Cast:*Bug Hall: Michael...

    , directed by Michael R. Phillips
  • "The Fortress" (Flashpoint), an episode of Flashpoint
  • "The Fortress" (Joe 90), an episode of Joe 90

Literature

  • Fortresses (Mazinger)
    Fortresses (Mazinger)
    Throughout the Mazinger saga, the evil enemy forces used several large flying and submarine ships called Fortresses in addition to their monsters to attack Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Grendizer, and Mazinkaiser. They were armed with powerful weapons and their primary goal besides direct aggression...

    , fictional vehicles in the Mazinger manga/anime series
  • The Fortress, a 1932 novel by Hugh Walpole
    Hugh Walpole
    Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was an English novelist. A prolific writer, he published thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two plays and three volumes of memoirs. His skill at scene-setting, his vivid plots, his high profile as a lecturer and his driving ambition brought him a large...

  • The Fortress, a 1956 book by Raleigh Trevelyan
    Raleigh Trevelyan
    Raleigh Trevelyan is an author and editor. A member of the Trevelyan family, he was born in Andaman Islands, he moved to England when he was eight years old, and now resides in both London and Cornwall...


Music

  • Fortress (Miniature Tigers album)
    Fortress (Miniature Tigers album)
    Fortress , is the Miniature Tigers' second full-length album. It was released on July 27, 2010.- Track listing :# "Mansion of Misery" – 3:36# "Rock N' Roll Mountain Troll" – 3:44# "Dark Tower" – 4:09...

  • Fortress (Protest the Hero album)
    Fortress (Protest the Hero album)
    Fortress debuted at #95 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart with first week sales of 7,600 copies, also managing #10 spot on the Billboard Top Independent Album chart. In Canada, the album achieved #1 status the first week of its release...

  • Fortress (Sister Hazel album)

Places

  • The Fortress (Alberta)
    The Fortress (Alberta)
    The Fortress is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River Valley of Kananaskis Park of the Canadian Rockies. When viewed from Highway 40, the north face presents a fortress like appearance...

    , a mountain in Canada
  • The Fortress (Antarctica)
    The Fortress (Antarctica)
    The Fortress is a platform of Beacon Supergroup sandstone in Victoria Land, Antarctica, dissected to form four promontories bordered by cliffs over 300 m high. Situated on the shoulder to the northeast of Webb Glacier, they form part of the divide between the Webb and Victoria Upper Glaciers...

    , a geological formation

See also

  • Fort (disambiguation)
    Fort (disambiguation)
    A fort is a fortification, a defensive military construction.-Types of fortifications:*Castle, fortified building*Defensive wall, fortified wall*Blanket fort or pillow fort, built by children*Device Forts, England from 1539...

  • B-17 Flying Fortress, an American aircraft
  • Fortress Pass
    Fortress Pass
    Fortress Pass is a mountain pass in the central Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada. It is named after Fortress Mountain....

    , a pass on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
  • Fortress Investment Group
    Fortress Investment Group
    Fortress Investment Group LLC is an investment management firm based in New York, New York. The company went public on February 9, 2007.-History:...

    , an asset management firm
  • Tank Knights Fortress
    Tank Knights Fortress
    Tank Knights Fortress is a Korean-Japanese co-produced animated series by SBS Productions, Dong Woo Animation and Daewon Media of South Korea in partnership with SUNRISE, NAS and Bandai Visual of Japan. This animated series being broadcast and shown in the Philippines and Taiwan...

    , animation from BB Tanks
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