Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 29
... defenders could do the same , and there would be no advantage . To achieve overwhelm- ing superiority , it would be necessary to obtain the co - operation of another tribe - and they were not to be trusted . They would not understand ...
... defenders could do the same , and there would be no advantage . To achieve overwhelm- ing superiority , it would be necessary to obtain the co - operation of another tribe - and they were not to be trusted . They would not understand ...
Page 37
... defenders to fire at anybody assaulting the wall or adjacent towers , it also made the towers themselves more difficult to damage because there was no corner from which stones could be easily dislodged . That is , if anybody had been ...
... defenders to fire at anybody assaulting the wall or adjacent towers , it also made the towers themselves more difficult to damage because there was no corner from which stones could be easily dislodged . That is , if anybody had been ...
Page 124
... defenders . It might be possible to place a ladder against the wall , but only one man could present himself at the door at a time , and he could not get enough leverage to batter at the door without pushing himself backwards off the ...
... defenders . It might be possible to place a ladder against the wall , but only one man could present himself at the door at a time , and he could not get enough leverage to batter at the door without pushing himself backwards off the ...
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