Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 51
... similar assaults by the Ro- mans on their strongholds in the future . These can best be seen at Colchester in Essex ( Camulodunum ) where Cunobelinus dug a series of ditches and ramparts on the approaches to the city . Some were ...
... similar assaults by the Ro- mans on their strongholds in the future . These can best be seen at Colchester in Essex ( Camulodunum ) where Cunobelinus dug a series of ditches and ramparts on the approaches to the city . Some were ...
Page 111
... similar construction to the central structure . They were only accessible from the tower's first and ground floors . The roofs of these semicircular bastions each mounted more can- non , while their lower walls were pierced with ...
... similar construction to the central structure . They were only accessible from the tower's first and ground floors . The roofs of these semicircular bastions each mounted more can- non , while their lower walls were pierced with ...
Page 158
... similar lines of barbed wire and blockhouses were used to flank the roads . Finally they were constructed right across the open veldt , the longest being 480 kilometres from Victoria Sta- tion West , to Lambert's Bay on the Atlantic ...
... similar lines of barbed wire and blockhouses were used to flank the roads . Finally they were constructed right across the open veldt , the longest being 480 kilometres from Victoria Sta- tion West , to Lambert's Bay on the Atlantic ...
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