Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 57
... ground level ; there was no admittance from the north . Meanwhile , the Legions themselves would be withdrawn and be stationed in reserve at the garrison cities of Eboracum , Lindum and Deva ( York , Lincoln and Chester ) . However ...
... ground level ; there was no admittance from the north . Meanwhile , the Legions themselves would be withdrawn and be stationed in reserve at the garrison cities of Eboracum , Lindum and Deva ( York , Lincoln and Chester ) . However ...
Page 89
... ground level , could easily withstand anything the assailant could carry up a scaling - ladder - and all the time he was exposed to missiles from the inner walls as well as from the flanking towers . - It was about this time that a new ...
... ground level , could easily withstand anything the assailant could carry up a scaling - ladder - and all the time he was exposed to missiles from the inner walls as well as from the flanking towers . - It was about this time that a new ...
Page 104
... ground between the towers was denied the enemy by murder - holes in the arched machicolation sup- ported by corbels high above his head . Bodiam is an impressive - looking castle , its walls rising 12.5 metres above the water , with the ...
... ground between the towers was denied the enemy by murder - holes in the arched machicolation sup- ported by corbels high above his head . Bodiam is an impressive - looking castle , its walls rising 12.5 metres above the water , with the ...
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