Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... Italy in 1944. ) siege , might assassinate the chief in his lair , or betray the secret of the gate to an enemy . The fear was a very real one ; treachery and the punish- ments meted out to traitors form yet another feature of Celtic ...
... Italy in 1944. ) siege , might assassinate the chief in his lair , or betray the secret of the gate to an enemy . The fear was a very real one ; treachery and the punish- ments meted out to traitors form yet another feature of Celtic ...
Page 87
... Italy , however , presented a different picture . The personality of Charle- magne had so stamped itself upon his contem- poraries that he had been generally accepted as the successor of the Emperors of Western Rome . Because he had ...
... Italy , however , presented a different picture . The personality of Charle- magne had so stamped itself upon his contem- poraries that he had been generally accepted as the successor of the Emperors of Western Rome . Because he had ...
Page 109
... Italy . Castle - builders such as Filippo Brunel- leschi and Francisco di Giorgio had reintroduced the ancient idea of the bastion . It projected from the curtain wall or from the corners to fire anti- personnel shot at assault parties ...
... Italy . Castle - builders such as Filippo Brunel- leschi and Francisco di Giorgio had reintroduced the ancient idea of the bastion . It projected from the curtain wall or from the corners to fire anti- personnel shot at assault parties ...
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