Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. earth . Stones were used to face the front and to provide a layer on top of the earth , on which more timbers could be laid and secured until the whole structure had a layered ...
A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. earth . Stones were used to face the front and to provide a layer on top of the earth , on which more timbers could be laid and secured until the whole structure had a layered ...
Page 79
... earth mottes and suffered subsidence . However , there are other reasons for the leaning gatehouse and cracking fabric of Clifford's Tower ( York ) today ( see figure 32 ) . In 1315-16 , a flood washed away part of the motte , but most ...
... earth mottes and suffered subsidence . However , there are other reasons for the leaning gatehouse and cracking fabric of Clifford's Tower ( York ) today ( see figure 32 ) . In 1315-16 , a flood washed away part of the motte , but most ...
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... earth and concrete , exploding inside the fortifica- tions , stripping away whole sections of vertical retaining wall , blasting away the gun mountings from underneath . Cupolas and turrets were undermined , collapsed , and overturned ...
... earth and concrete , exploding inside the fortifica- tions , stripping away whole sections of vertical retaining wall , blasting away the gun mountings from underneath . Cupolas and turrets were undermined , collapsed , and overturned ...
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