Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 57
... mortar production was easier . Apparently the limestone was burnt in charcoal kilns before being ground down and mixed with sand and gravel . On arrival at the work site , water was added , thus producing mortar . Because it is a ...
... mortar production was easier . Apparently the limestone was burnt in charcoal kilns before being ground down and mixed with sand and gravel . On arrival at the work site , water was added , thus producing mortar . Because it is a ...
Page 121
... mortar shells in this illustration were for the giant Mallet Mortar of 1855. Designed for the Crimean War , it was too big even for garrison employment . However , the use of smaller mortar shells meant that magazines had to be ...
... mortar shells in this illustration were for the giant Mallet Mortar of 1855. Designed for the Crimean War , it was too big even for garrison employment . However , the use of smaller mortar shells meant that magazines had to be ...
Page 191
... mortar ( gun ) 107 , 121 mortar production ( concrete ) 57 Moscow 70 , 73 motte - and - bailey 74 , 76–9 Mousa Broch 68 Murcens 23-4 Mycenae 43-4 Nebuchadnezzar II 42 New Zealand 132-3 Nineveh 38-9 , 42 Nissen huts 91 , 162–3 Nyboder 8 ...
... mortar ( gun ) 107 , 121 mortar production ( concrete ) 57 Moscow 70 , 73 motte - and - bailey 74 , 76–9 Mousa Broch 68 Murcens 23-4 Mycenae 43-4 Nebuchadnezzar II 42 New Zealand 132-3 Nineveh 38-9 , 42 Nissen huts 91 , 162–3 Nyboder 8 ...
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