Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 136
... construction . - All these factors played their part in the ninetenth - century construction of small forts for the French Foreign Legion in the North African desert . Accommodating a garrison of 20-25 men , they were usually located ...
... construction . - All these factors played their part in the ninetenth - century construction of small forts for the French Foreign Legion in the North African desert . Accommodating a garrison of 20-25 men , they were usually located ...
Page 168
... construction was to protect newly built airfields against commando - style raids by German para- troops or marine units . An important part of pillbox construction was the use of steel bars . Both ends of each bar were bent through 90 ...
... construction was to protect newly built airfields against commando - style raids by German para- troops or marine units . An important part of pillbox construction was the use of steel bars . Both ends of each bar were bent through 90 ...
Page 175
... construction programmes of the war that there was little need for new building . The exception was in occupied and liberated countries , where existing barracks had been destroyed . Such new construction as was undertaken was more com ...
... construction programmes of the war that there was little need for new building . The exception was in occupied and liberated countries , where existing barracks had been destroyed . Such new construction as was undertaken was more com ...
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