Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 35
... fortified except for show , the god - kings of the Middle Kingdom ( 2052-1786 BC ) built military strongholds on the borders of their empire . Like existing fortified cities in the Middle East they had square or semi - circular bastions ...
... fortified except for show , the god - kings of the Middle Kingdom ( 2052-1786 BC ) built military strongholds on the borders of their empire . Like existing fortified cities in the Middle East they had square or semi - circular bastions ...
Page 69
... fortified accommodation for the local landowner , his family and retainers . Sometimes they were pro- vided with an adjoining enclosure bailey or ' barmkin ' for the protection of tenants and their livestock . The word ' pele ' means ...
... fortified accommodation for the local landowner , his family and retainers . Sometimes they were pro- vided with an adjoining enclosure bailey or ' barmkin ' for the protection of tenants and their livestock . The word ' pele ' means ...
Page 119
... fortified place . A glacis or declivity was a bare slope on which the attacker was completely exposed to fire . A covert - way was a level pathway in front of the ditch , but lower than and covered by a parapet , where infantry could ...
... fortified place . A glacis or declivity was a bare slope on which the attacker was completely exposed to fire . A covert - way was a level pathway in front of the ditch , but lower than and covered by a parapet , where infantry could ...
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