Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... direct assault . Or - perhaps at some early stage in development each State's acropolis was declared a sacred area , a refuge for women and children , respected by all combatants . Whatever the reason , most battles were decided in ...
... direct assault . Or - perhaps at some early stage in development each State's acropolis was declared a sacred area , a refuge for women and children , respected by all combatants . Whatever the reason , most battles were decided in ...
Page 61
... direct result of the Romans ' own power - politics . In AD 197 Clodius Albinus shipped the entire garrison of Britain over to Gaul in his bid to become emperor . Denuded of troops , both the Antonine Wall and Hadrian's Wall were overrun ...
... direct result of the Romans ' own power - politics . In AD 197 Clodius Albinus shipped the entire garrison of Britain over to Gaul in his bid to become emperor . Denuded of troops , both the Antonine Wall and Hadrian's Wall were overrun ...
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... direct blast of an exploding bomb . 95 In absorbing the shock of an exploding bomb it was likely that the blast wall itself might collapse , blocking the entrance . Indeed , this type of shelter was not proof against direct hits ...
... direct blast of an exploding bomb . 95 In absorbing the shock of an exploding bomb it was likely that the blast wall itself might collapse , blocking the entrance . Indeed , this type of shelter was not proof against direct hits ...
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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