Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 51
... tion of gunpowder and cannon . All through the Dark Ages and the medieval period , these ma- chines and techniques remained in use some- where in Europe , the Mediterranean or Middle East ; their construction and employment were never ...
... tion of gunpowder and cannon . All through the Dark Ages and the medieval period , these ma- chines and techniques remained in use some- where in Europe , the Mediterranean or Middle East ; their construction and employment were never ...
Page 155
... tion and maintenance of reserve stockpiles of equipment and supplies at every level of military administration , from army command downwards . The introduction of barracks accommodating a standing army was a great improvement on the ...
... tion and maintenance of reserve stockpiles of equipment and supplies at every level of military administration , from army command downwards . The introduction of barracks accommodating a standing army was a great improvement on the ...
Page 165
... tion bunkers , were the steel cupolas , both fixed and disappearing types being mounted in rein- forced concrete glacis . The biggest were four metres in diameter , mounting a 3 - inch ( 75 - mm ) gun with a range of 12 kilometres ...
... tion bunkers , were the steel cupolas , both fixed and disappearing types being mounted in rein- forced concrete glacis . The biggest were four metres in diameter , mounting a 3 - inch ( 75 - mm ) gun with a range of 12 kilometres ...
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