Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... river , and by the cars parked just in front of the modern staircase in the north - west bastion of Rochester Castle . Catapult artillery , too , would have a similar range from its location either on the walls or in the bailey . A ...
... river , and by the cars parked just in front of the modern staircase in the north - west bastion of Rochester Castle . Catapult artillery , too , would have a similar range from its location either on the walls or in the bailey . A ...
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A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. River Lagana ( Lahn ) in the north , and right down to the River Maenus in the south , making a total length of 120 kilometres . When Publius Aelius Hadrianus became Em- peror in ...
A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. River Lagana ( Lahn ) in the north , and right down to the River Maenus in the south , making a total length of 120 kilometres . When Publius Aelius Hadrianus became Em- peror in ...
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... river it could freeze over in winter and present an all - the - year - round health hazard in both peace and war . Access to the north - facing main entrance was via an artificial octagonal island and barbican just off the right of the ...
... river it could freeze over in winter and present an all - the - year - round health hazard in both peace and war . Access to the north - facing main entrance was via an artificial octagonal island and barbican just off the right of the ...
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