Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 28
... inner rim to form yet another rampart . At Cadbury Castle ( as at Maiden Castle , Danebury and most reconstructed hillforts ) this was done in such a way that the whole of the climb formed an obstacle - strewn killing - ground . Imagine ...
... inner rim to form yet another rampart . At Cadbury Castle ( as at Maiden Castle , Danebury and most reconstructed hillforts ) this was done in such a way that the whole of the climb formed an obstacle - strewn killing - ground . Imagine ...
Page 90
... inner wall . Now the Hospitallers were confined to the keep , itself an integral part of the inner curtain wall . But with each retreat , they found the reduced perimeter easier to defend . Sultan Beibar's force had suffered enough ...
... inner wall . Now the Hospitallers were confined to the keep , itself an integral part of the inner curtain wall . But with each retreat , they found the reduced perimeter easier to defend . Sultan Beibar's force had suffered enough ...
Page 99
... inner wards . Note how the towers rise from the living rock , which thus acts as a natural batter or talus . The ... Inner Ward , which is itself a castle within a castle . Out of sight to the right is the East Barbican . The windows ...
... inner wards . Note how the towers rise from the living rock , which thus acts as a natural batter or talus . The ... Inner Ward , which is itself a castle within a castle . Out of sight to the right is the East Barbican . The windows ...
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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