Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 28
... attack , he had to scramble up a six - metre rock face like the roof of a house , which gradually sloped to a gentle ... attacking the gates . The causeway might lead uphill , but at least it should be a steady gradient . But even here ...
... attack , he had to scramble up a six - metre rock face like the roof of a house , which gradually sloped to a gentle ... attacking the gates . The causeway might lead uphill , but at least it should be a steady gradient . But even here ...
Page 29
... attack to begin . In any case , the defenders could imitate those sounds on their own instruments , effective- ly ... attacks from different direc- tions more quickly than the enemy can move all the way round the outer perimeter out of ...
... attack to begin . In any case , the defenders could imitate those sounds on their own instruments , effective- ly ... attacks from different direc- tions more quickly than the enemy can move all the way round the outer perimeter out of ...
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... attack on the German positions and a quick dash to Berlin , the Germans decided to outflank the French pos- itions altogether . The bulk of their army would swing west , south and east to take the French in the rear , sweep them up and ...
... attack on the German positions and a quick dash to Berlin , the Germans decided to outflank the French pos- itions altogether . The bulk of their army would swing west , south and east to take the French in the rear , sweep them up and ...
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