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Sure, the great wall was a much more logistically complex feat that had great success. It wasn't perfect by any means (nothing is) but it's rate of failure was
by thatoneuser 8y ago
Sure, the great wall was a much more logistically complex feat that had great success. It wasn't perfect by any means (nothing is) but it's rate of failure was very very low and it's successes were very valuable for China. Adding modern amenities (supplemental drone surveillance, satellite, electric monitoring, etc) and it's pretty clear the wall will be effective, the question is simply how effective.
There are other walls you can look up. I think the easiest proof that walls work is to ask - if they didn't why do people and countries continue to build them?
- SolaceQuantum 8y agoActually I looked it up on r/AskHistorians where the veracity of the Great Wall was queried multiple times and ... in nuance, no, it wasn’t actually effective against nomadic invasion, which would be the sort of thing America is presumably threatened by. I know this is a very casual source, so if you have any other, harder sources for your claims please present them.
- thatoneuser 8y agoWhat's the evidence they presented to support the idea that it didn't stop nomadic invasions? The Mongolian were made of smallish tribes that rode around on horse. I can't imagine that being a force that easily circumvented the great wall. I know the end of the wall wasn't a very secure area, but that's because obviously there's a lack of wall.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> What's the evidence they presented to support the idea that it didn't stop nomadic invasions? Seems to me the most obvious evidence is the Yuan Dynasty.