Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 34
... construction of siege - towers and even of scaling ladders tall enough to reach the top of the wall , and simulta- neously strong enough to bear the weight of several armed men all at one time . Besides , the object of Sumero - Akkadian ...
... construction of siege - towers and even of scaling ladders tall enough to reach the top of the wall , and simulta- neously strong enough to bear the weight of several armed men all at one time . Besides , the object of Sumero - Akkadian ...
Page 111
... construction than in medie- val castles and was rounded vertically to deflect cannonballs up and over the heads of the gunners serving the artillery mounted on the roof . The central tower or keep was surrounded by six semi - circular ...
... construction than in medie- val castles and was rounded vertically to deflect cannonballs up and over the heads of the gunners serving the artillery mounted on the roof . The central tower or keep was surrounded by six semi - circular ...
Page 175
... construction programmes of the war that there was little need for new building . The exception was in occupied and liberated countries , where existing barracks had been destroyed . Such new construction as was undertaken was more com ...
... construction programmes of the war that there was little need for new building . The exception was in occupied and liberated countries , where existing barracks had been destroyed . Such new construction as was undertaken was more com ...
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