Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... entrance . This does not necessarily mean that the place was stormed , but that the warriors were buried near where they had fallen outside the ramparts . ( However , the presence of the skeletons of a woman and a child does raise other ...
... entrance . This does not necessarily mean that the place was stormed , but that the warriors were buried near where they had fallen outside the ramparts . ( However , the presence of the skeletons of a woman and a child does raise other ...
Page 82
... Entrance was by means of a small tower which projected in such a way that anyone approaching the door would have to expose their right , unshielded side to missiles from the top of the walls . ( And lest the reader think that there is ...
... Entrance was by means of a small tower which projected in such a way that anyone approaching the door would have to expose their right , unshielded side to missiles from the top of the walls . ( And lest the reader think that there is ...
Page 173
... entrance from the 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 ...
... entrance from the 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 ...
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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