Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 83
... completely new line and officially finished about 281. However , there was spasmodic rebuilding when fresh ideas were incorporated , and in time of crisis such repair and refit was speeded up . The walls of Rome had certainly held ...
... completely new line and officially finished about 281. However , there was spasmodic rebuilding when fresh ideas were incorporated , and in time of crisis such repair and refit was speeded up . The walls of Rome had certainly held ...
Page 119
... completely exposed to even deadlier fire . Cavaliers were towers , or bastions , or other outworks of some larger fortification . Redoubts were completely independent fortlets . Note that Plate II shows the difference between a battery ...
... completely exposed to even deadlier fire . Cavaliers were towers , or bastions , or other outworks of some larger fortification . Redoubts were completely independent fortlets . Note that Plate II shows the difference between a battery ...
Page 151
... completely shielding the whole mechanism when retracted . Monsieur Mougin of the French Saint - Chamond muni- tions factory was also a contemporary advocate of cupolas , and so was Hermann Gruson of Krupp's . Umbrella - shaped cupolas ...
... completely shielding the whole mechanism when retracted . Monsieur Mougin of the French Saint - Chamond muni- tions factory was also a contemporary advocate of cupolas , and so was Hermann Gruson of Krupp's . Umbrella - shaped cupolas ...
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