Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 43
... assault on the walls . Even the final destruction of the city ( that event being dated to 1184 BC ) was achieved by infiltrat- ing a commando party by means of the Wooden Horse - a trick of epic memory , but not a frontal assault . So ...
... assault on the walls . Even the final destruction of the city ( that event being dated to 1184 BC ) was achieved by infiltrat- ing a commando party by means of the Wooden Horse - a trick of epic memory , but not a frontal assault . So ...
Page 109
... assault troops , their movements would be circumscribed or delayed by the new forts and by existing castles - and they would still have to deal with Henry VIII's field army . And at any time the fleet would appear to attack the enemy ...
... assault troops , their movements would be circumscribed or delayed by the new forts and by existing castles - and they would still have to deal with Henry VIII's field army . And at any time the fleet would appear to attack the enemy ...
Page 119
... assault . Places of arms were rallying points or command posts . A counter - scarp was either an isolated caponier in the ditch running parallel with the wall , or a gallery let into the reverse slope of the ditch . Either location ...
... assault . Places of arms were rallying points or command posts . A counter - scarp was either an isolated caponier in the ditch running parallel with the wall , or a gallery let into the reverse slope of the ditch . Either location ...
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