Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... fact and fiction until it is almost impossible to tell which castles were real and which were imagin- ary . The very word ' castle ' conjures up a whole range of images from the sugary Walt Disney picture of a pinnacled fairytale palace ...
... fact and fiction until it is almost impossible to tell which castles were real and which were imagin- ary . The very word ' castle ' conjures up a whole range of images from the sugary Walt Disney picture of a pinnacled fairytale palace ...
Page 103
... fact , it is one of the least typical of British fortresses . The position of the chapel is denoted by the large decorated - style east window . The small watchtower just visible above that window belongs to the gatehouse over the ...
... fact , it is one of the least typical of British fortresses . The position of the chapel is denoted by the large decorated - style east window . The small watchtower just visible above that window belongs to the gatehouse over the ...
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... fact redundant naval equipment , their 318 - kilogram shells fitted with delayed action fuzes so that they could pierce armoured decks before exploding . That was how the Russian battleships still in harbour were sunk in a single day's ...
... fact redundant naval equipment , their 318 - kilogram shells fitted with delayed action fuzes so that they could pierce armoured decks before exploding . That was how the Russian battleships still in harbour were sunk in a single day's ...
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