Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 107
... fortress wall was to dig a tunnel under it and remove the foundations , shoring up the space with timbers which were then set on fire . When they collapsed , so did the wall . Now kegs of gunpowder could be detonated at the end of the ...
... fortress wall was to dig a tunnel under it and remove the foundations , shoring up the space with timbers which were then set on fire . When they collapsed , so did the wall . Now kegs of gunpowder could be detonated at the end of the ...
Page 119
... fortress . It was accessible either by drawbridge or if purely defensive and not part of the town's road system – by underground tunnel . - - Tenailles , hornworks , half - moons ( lunettes ) , bonnettes , counterguards , and crownworks ...
... fortress . It was accessible either by drawbridge or if purely defensive and not part of the town's road system – by underground tunnel . - - Tenailles , hornworks , half - moons ( lunettes ) , bonnettes , counterguards , and crownworks ...
Page 147
... fortress guns had to be shielded from long- range heavy artillery and from infiltrating infan- try . Such was the rapidity of technological pro- gress that each innovation was eventually shown to be ineffective , either in war itself ...
... fortress guns had to be shielded from long- range heavy artillery and from infiltrating infan- try . Such was the rapidity of technological pro- gress that each innovation was eventually shown to be ineffective , either in war itself ...
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