Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 16
... earlier times . Long after the master of the stronghold , his loyal followers , his humble sub- jects , his hated foes , have all returned to dust ; long after their ideals and fears and their civil- isation itself have faded into half ...
... earlier times . Long after the master of the stronghold , his loyal followers , his humble sub- jects , his hated foes , have all returned to dust ; long after their ideals and fears and their civil- isation itself have faded into half ...
Page 20
... earlier settle- ment . In the foundations could be traced the outlines of nine or ten semi - circular bastions , so positioned that archers could provide flanking fire cross the front of the wall . There are also hints of two perhaps ...
... earlier settle- ment . In the foundations could be traced the outlines of nine or ten semi - circular bastions , so positioned that archers could provide flanking fire cross the front of the wall . There are also hints of two perhaps ...
Page 113
... earlier . Not all of them were surrounded by an artificial ditch ; their low - level bastions could be pierced by splayed embrasures , enabling cannon to be traversed for aim against a passing target . Walmer and Sandown Castles were ...
... earlier . Not all of them were surrounded by an artificial ditch ; their low - level bastions could be pierced by splayed embrasures , enabling cannon to be traversed for aim against a passing target . Walmer and Sandown Castles were ...
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accommodation Antonine Wall armour artillery assault attack barracks base bastions battery battle became besieged blockhouses bombardment Britain British brochs building built Cadbury Castle camp cannon captured casemates century Chepstow Castle citadel Constantinople construction covered Crusader curtain wall Deal Castle defenders ditch earth Eastbourne Redoubt embrasures emperor Empire enemy entrance equipment erected field army fieldworks fire force fortifications fortress forts French frontier garrison gates German gunpowder guns Hadrian's Wall Harlech Castle Henry VIII hillforts infantry invader iron Iron Age keep kilometres King legion Maginot Line Martello Martello Towers massive medieval ment metres metres high metres thick metres wide military architecture missiles mortar motte-and-bailey mounted Norman operations palisade parapet perhaps pillboxes protection purpose-built raids rampart refuge Rochester Castle Roman roof round royal side siege slope soldiers solid stone stronghold strongpoints structures surrender surrounded target timber tion towers troops tunnels turrets Vauban warfare warriors weapons wooden