Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 53
... massive ballistae battered through the triple walls of Jerusalem , an assault culminating in the destruction of the Temple . ' Not one stone was left upon the other ' ; the Jews were massacred or dispersed to the ends of the earth ...
... massive ballistae battered through the triple walls of Jerusalem , an assault culminating in the destruction of the Temple . ' Not one stone was left upon the other ' ; the Jews were massacred or dispersed to the ends of the earth ...
Page 111
... massive doors and a portcullis , while exposed to fire from embrasures and meurtrières . Even if the attackers broke through that bastion , they would still have to face similar obstacles when assaulting the central keep . For these ...
... massive doors and a portcullis , while exposed to fire from embrasures and meurtrières . Even if the attackers broke through that bastion , they would still have to face similar obstacles when assaulting the central keep . For these ...
Page 125
... massive building programme ( costing perhaps half a million pounds or more ) still went ahead when the reason for it had been overtaken by events . The obvious answer is that nobody could be absolutely certain of that until the end of ...
... massive building programme ( costing perhaps half a million pounds or more ) still went ahead when the reason for it had been overtaken by events . The obvious answer is that nobody could be absolutely certain of that until the end of ...
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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