Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 50
... designed to reach the same height as the enemy's walls . Further elevation - either separately or on top of the agger was provided by turres ambulatoriae or turres mobiles . These wheeled towers could be ten tabulata ( or storeys ) high ...
... designed to reach the same height as the enemy's walls . Further elevation - either separately or on top of the agger was provided by turres ambulatoriae or turres mobiles . These wheeled towers could be ten tabulata ( or storeys ) high ...
Page 103
... designed to make defensive use of the new invention of gunpowder . It was of late construction , Sir Edward Dalyngrigge being granted licence to build and crenellate by Richard II in 1385. It was also designed to inhibit the attackers ...
... designed to make defensive use of the new invention of gunpowder . It was of late construction , Sir Edward Dalyngrigge being granted licence to build and crenellate by Richard II in 1385. It was also designed to inhibit the attackers ...
Page 155
... designed and constructed for the accumula- tion and maintenance of reserve stockpiles of equipment and supplies at every level of military administration , from army command downwards . The introduction of barracks accommodating a ...
... designed and constructed for the accumula- tion and maintenance of reserve stockpiles of equipment and supplies at every level of military administration , from army command downwards . The introduction of barracks accommodating a ...
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