Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... Martello Towers ( note how the name changed over the years ) continued to be built until 1814 , by which time a total of 103 had been completed in England stretching from Seaford to Folkestone on the South Coast , and from St Osyth to ...
... Martello Towers ( note how the name changed over the years ) continued to be built until 1814 , by which time a total of 103 had been completed in England stretching from Seaford to Folkestone on the South Coast , and from St Osyth to ...
Page 129
... Martello system of coastal defence turned the whole realm of Britain into one great stronghold , a base of operations for launching fleets and armies against targets all round the world . Another duty performed by British militia ...
... Martello system of coastal defence turned the whole realm of Britain into one great stronghold , a base of operations for launching fleets and armies against targets all round the world . Another duty performed by British militia ...
Page 147
... Martello Towers . Then there was Carnot's Wall , devised by Lazare Nicolas Carnot , who had been Napoleon Bonaparte's Secretary of War . This was a free- standing wall , about seven metres high and two metres thick , situated in the dry ...
... Martello Towers . Then there was Carnot's Wall , devised by Lazare Nicolas Carnot , who had been Napoleon Bonaparte's Secretary of War . This was a free- standing wall , about seven metres high and two metres thick , situated in the dry ...
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