Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... world of strongholds 130 16 On the frontier 136 17 The Industrial Revolution 144 18 The Great War 159 19 The Second World War 168 20 The nuclear age 175 Bibliography 185 Index 189 Acknowledgements.
... world of strongholds 130 16 On the frontier 136 17 The Industrial Revolution 144 18 The Great War 159 19 The Second World War 168 20 The nuclear age 175 Bibliography 185 Index 189 Acknowledgements.
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... world empire with harsh autocracy ; the sack of Jerusalem in 586 BC and the Jewish exile in Babylon are well - known examples of his policy . No doubt many of the Jews were em- ployed in Nebuchadnezzar's rebuilding of Bab- ylon . Its ...
... world empire with harsh autocracy ; the sack of Jerusalem in 586 BC and the Jewish exile in Babylon are well - known examples of his policy . No doubt many of the Jews were em- ployed in Nebuchadnezzar's rebuilding of Bab- ylon . Its ...
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... world - capable some would say , of being seen from the moon - was the Great Wall of China . It has a rubble core of earth and small stones pounded into a compact mass and held in place front and back by a stone facing wall , rough ...
... world - capable some would say , of being seen from the moon - was the Great Wall of China . It has a rubble core of earth and small stones pounded into a compact mass and held in place front and back by a stone facing wall , rough ...
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