Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 10
... century bricklayers built railways and forts . During the twentieth century the widespread introduction of married quarters has resulted in a complete overlap of building for both municipal and military authorities . This modern block ...
... century bricklayers built railways and forts . During the twentieth century the widespread introduction of married quarters has resulted in a complete overlap of building for both municipal and military authorities . This modern block ...
Page 144
... century . The har- nessing of steam - power and its application to the mechanical processes of manufacture resulted in hitherto unparalleled output of all types of weapons and equipment . Thousands of cannon , muskets , uniforms ...
... century . The har- nessing of steam - power and its application to the mechanical processes of manufacture resulted in hitherto unparalleled output of all types of weapons and equipment . Thousands of cannon , muskets , uniforms ...
Page 145
... century earlier . Small arms had developed from the smooth - bore musket firing a single ball every half - a - minute to rifled fully - automatic ma- chine - guns spitting out bullets at the rate of 600 a minute . The most obvious ...
... century earlier . Small arms had developed from the smooth - bore musket firing a single ball every half - a - minute to rifled fully - automatic ma- chine - guns spitting out bullets at the rate of 600 a minute . The most obvious ...
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accommodation Antonine Wall armour artillery assault attack barracks base bastions battery battle became besieged blockhouses bombardment Britain British brochs building built Cadbury Castle camp cannon captured casemates century Chepstow Castle citadel Constantinople construction covered Crusader curtain wall Deal Castle defenders ditch earth Eastbourne Redoubt embrasures emperor Empire enemy entrance equipment erected field army fieldworks fire force fortifications fortress forts French frontier garrison gates German gunpowder guns Hadrian's Wall Harlech Castle Henry VIII hillforts infantry invader iron Iron Age keep kilometres King legion Maginot Line Martello Martello Towers massive medieval ment metres metres high metres thick metres wide military architecture missiles mortar motte-and-bailey mounted Norman operations palisade parapet perhaps pillboxes protection purpose-built raids rampart refuge Rochester Castle Roman roof round royal side siege slope soldiers solid stone stronghold strongpoints structures surrender surrounded target timber tion towers troops tunnels turrets Vauban warfare warriors weapons wooden