Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... wooden war galleys , took the fleet to sea and defeated the Persians at Salamis . It would not be the last time in history that a nation's warships have been eulogised as its ' wooden walls ' . With the Persian threat annihilated ...
... wooden war galleys , took the fleet to sea and defeated the Persians at Salamis . It would not be the last time in history that a nation's warships have been eulogised as its ' wooden walls ' . With the Persian threat annihilated ...
Page 67
... wooden struc- ture which was replaced by Dun Mor Vaul Broch on the island of Tiree . ( Note the name ; some authorities consider duns to be the link between vitrified forts and brochs . ) The brochs them- selves , being entirely of dry ...
... wooden struc- ture which was replaced by Dun Mor Vaul Broch on the island of Tiree . ( Note the name ; some authorities consider duns to be the link between vitrified forts and brochs . ) The brochs them- selves , being entirely of dry ...
Page 78
... wooden castle at York in 1068-9 . The existing stone King's Tower of quatrefoil plan embodied the new idea that round walls were harder to undermine than sharp corners , besides being more resilient to battering - rams and picks or ...
... wooden castle at York in 1068-9 . The existing stone King's Tower of quatrefoil plan embodied the new idea that round walls were harder to undermine than sharp corners , besides being more resilient to battering - rams and picks or ...
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