Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 16
Page 47
... arm was wound back and a 25 - kilogram stone placed in a sling at the end . The arm was released and flew forward to the top of its arc , being brought up short against a massive timber like a goal - post . One end of the sling flew ...
... arm was wound back and a 25 - kilogram stone placed in a sling at the end . The arm was released and flew forward to the top of its arc , being brought up short against a massive timber like a goal - post . One end of the sling flew ...
Page 75
... arms against unlawful aggression by rival barons . The med- ieval lord could do virtually what he liked , provided he maintained law and order , sent the correct amount of tax money to the Royal Exchequer , and turned out to fight for ...
... arms against unlawful aggression by rival barons . The med- ieval lord could do virtually what he liked , provided he maintained law and order , sent the correct amount of tax money to the Royal Exchequer , and turned out to fight for ...
Page 89
... arm of a huge pivoted beam . The missile was slung from the end of the long arm which was winched down to the ground and then released . Its range was about 450 metres , but one of its great advantages was its very high trajectory ...
... arm of a huge pivoted beam . The missile was slung from the end of the long arm which was winched down to the ground and then released . Its range was about 450 metres , but one of its great advantages was its very high trajectory ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accommodation Antonine Wall armour artillery assault attack barracks base bastions battery battle became besieged blockhouses bombardment Britain British brochs building built Cadbury Castle camp cannon captured casemates century Chepstow Castle citadel Constantinople construction covered Crusader curtain wall Deal Castle defenders ditch earth Eastbourne Redoubt embrasures emperor Empire enemy entrance equipment erected field army fieldworks fire force fortifications fortress forts French frontier garrison gates German gunpowder guns Hadrian's Wall Harlech Castle Henry VIII hillforts infantry invader iron Iron Age keep kilometres King legion Maginot Line Martello Martello Towers massive medieval ment metres metres high metres thick metres wide military architecture missiles mortar motte-and-bailey mounted Norman operations palisade parapet perhaps pillboxes protection purpose-built raids rampart refuge Rochester Castle Roman roof round royal side siege slope soldiers solid stone stronghold strongpoints structures surrender surrounded target timber tion towers troops tunnels turrets Vauban warfare warriors weapons wooden