English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 143
... attack . These advanced methods and means of attack were not new in the historical sense , but were for the most part the achievements of classical antiquity reintroduced and now increasingly applied . Taken together they involved ...
... attack . These advanced methods and means of attack were not new in the historical sense , but were for the most part the achievements of classical antiquity reintroduced and now increasingly applied . Taken together they involved ...
Page 152
... attack is self - evident . Half the art of castle defence in an age of comparatively short - range weapons lay ... attacks by escalade or belfry , and dividing them into defensible sections should such attacks bring some initial ...
... attack is self - evident . Half the art of castle defence in an age of comparatively short - range weapons lay ... attacks by escalade or belfry , and dividing them into defensible sections should such attacks bring some initial ...
Page 170
... attack , the small force of the garrison could command the surrounding country- side , riding out at will to protect and enforce the loyalty of neigh- bouring districts , to devastate the lands of their enemies , or to launch attacks on ...
... attack , the small force of the garrison could command the surrounding country- side , riding out at will to protect and enforce the loyalty of neigh- bouring districts , to devastate the lands of their enemies , or to launch attacks on ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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