Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 113
... fortifications much farther west and north than previously . This was not just a matter of covering the flanks of the main network of south coast forts . Henry VIII's own father Henry Tudor - had invaded England through Milford Haven ...
... fortifications much farther west and north than previously . This was not just a matter of covering the flanks of the main network of south coast forts . Henry VIII's own father Henry Tudor - had invaded England through Milford Haven ...
Page 159
... fortifications being due to other factors . Accordingly , German artil- lerymen and industrialists produced a weapon capable of reducing the forts at Liège in a matter of hours . Timing was vital , because German strategy depended upon ...
... fortifications being due to other factors . Accordingly , German artil- lerymen and industrialists produced a weapon capable of reducing the forts at Liège in a matter of hours . Timing was vital , because German strategy depended upon ...
Page 186
... Fortifications in the North Island of New Zealand , New Zealand , 1970 Fry , P.S. , Castles , David & Charles ( Newton Abbot ) , 1980 Galer , D. , Tower 73 , Borough of Eastbourne , 1979 Gardiner , N. , ' Giant Fake Fires to Fool Nazi ...
... Fortifications in the North Island of New Zealand , New Zealand , 1970 Fry , P.S. , Castles , David & Charles ( Newton Abbot ) , 1980 Galer , D. , Tower 73 , Borough of Eastbourne , 1979 Gardiner , N. , ' Giant Fake Fires to Fool Nazi ...
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