Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... covered aries ( the battering- ram ) . This was an enormous swinging beam , up to 55 metres long , with an iron - shod head . Other tabulata in the siege - tower were equipped with swinging beams of lesser size , variously headed with ...
... covered aries ( the battering- ram ) . This was an enormous swinging beam , up to 55 metres long , with an iron - shod head . Other tabulata in the siege - tower were equipped with swinging beams of lesser size , variously headed with ...
Page 121
... covered by defen- sive fire , mowing down the attackers as they struggled through a maze of outworks , and often just when they thought they were in safe shelter . It is said that 150 citadelled towns and lesser fortresses owe their ...
... covered by defen- sive fire , mowing down the attackers as they struggled through a maze of outworks , and often just when they thought they were in safe shelter . It is said that 150 citadelled towns and lesser fortresses owe their ...
Page 152
... covered with canvas . And the distance be- tween those two frames would be equivalent to the vital section of a ship ... covering the whole harbour . And all of a sudden , the towing boat would come into the beam . You didn't take any ...
... covered with canvas . And the distance be- tween those two frames would be equivalent to the vital section of a ship ... covering the whole harbour . And all of a sudden , the towing boat would come into the beam . You didn't take any ...
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