Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 51
... period , these ma- chines and techniques remained in use some- where in Europe , the Mediterranean or Middle East ; their construction and employment were never forgotten . There were some minor modifi- cations , variations in size and ...
... period , these ma- chines and techniques remained in use some- where in Europe , the Mediterranean or Middle East ; their construction and employment were never forgotten . There were some minor modifi- cations , variations in size and ...
Page 66
... period of peace - the Danes commenced another offensive against England . Ethelred decided that the burh of Ilchester in Somerset was too vulnerable to attack and in the winter of 1009/10 , the royal mint was moved 11 kilometres to the ...
... period of peace - the Danes commenced another offensive against England . Ethelred decided that the burh of Ilchester in Somerset was too vulnerable to attack and in the winter of 1009/10 , the royal mint was moved 11 kilometres to the ...
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... period settled in northern Gaul , became Nor- mans , and went on to conquer England and Sicily . Throughout the whole of the period following the break - up of the Western Roman Empire until the beginning of the Middle Ages , the ...
... period settled in northern Gaul , became Nor- mans , and went on to conquer England and Sicily . Throughout the whole of the period following the break - up of the Western Roman Empire until the beginning of the Middle Ages , the ...
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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