Brendan Mackie: 2 books

Two weeks. One country. Five people. Three thousand kilometers. Three pairs of sunglasses lost. Sunscreen. Goats. An excessive number of kebabs. And as many historical monuments as a land settled for over twelve centuries could throw at us.

Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage...