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Introduction The art and science of fortification must be amongst the earliest skills of mankind , for Man since the ... embellished by the fortifications of almost every race and generation dwelling therein , not excluding our own .
Introduction The art and science of fortification must be amongst the earliest skills of mankind , for Man since the ... embellished by the fortifications of almost every race and generation dwelling therein , not excluding our own .
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increase rather than the decline of serious fortification . For this localised warfare followed the familiar pattern of raids and counter - raids by comparatively small forces , to which the castle or fortified house was a more or less ...
increase rather than the decline of serious fortification . For this localised warfare followed the familiar pattern of raids and counter - raids by comparatively small forces , to which the castle or fortified house was a more or less ...
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The most obvious , simplest and least expensive form of fortified dwelling , on the other hand , was the ... to some extent the continued possibility of local warfare urged the continuance of serious fortification , produced , at Raglan ...
The most obvious , simplest and least expensive form of fortified dwelling , on the other hand , was the ... to some extent the continued possibility of local warfare urged the continuance of serious fortification , produced , at Raglan ...
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| Title | English Castles Volume 21 of Batsford paperbacks |
| Author | Reginald Allen Brown |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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