Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 90
... Knights - Hospitallers ( one of the orders of war- rior - monks ) had put up such a defence for a month in 1188 that Saladin himself had been compelled to abandon the siege ; he had to maintain the momentum of the Saracen thrust against ...
... Knights - Hospitallers ( one of the orders of war- rior - monks ) had put up such a defence for a month in 1188 that Saladin himself had been compelled to abandon the siege ; he had to maintain the momentum of the Saracen thrust against ...
Page 91
... knights and dukes who established their own strongholds for the exploitation of newly liber- ated ( or newly conquered ) territory . In Eastern Europe the warrior - monks who made up the Knights of the Teutonic Order were carving out ...
... knights and dukes who established their own strongholds for the exploitation of newly liber- ated ( or newly conquered ) territory . In Eastern Europe the warrior - monks who made up the Knights of the Teutonic Order were carving out ...
Page 190
... Knights Hospitallers 90 Knights Templars 90-1 Knossos 44 Krak des Chevaliers 89-90 Kremlin 72 Kumamoto Castle 131-2 Lachish 37 , 40-1 ladders 35 , 39 , 88 , 106 Lagash 33 lake villages 22-3 Langeais 82 Laramie 6 Liège 145 , 159–61 , 163 ...
... Knights Hospitallers 90 Knights Templars 90-1 Knossos 44 Krak des Chevaliers 89-90 Kremlin 72 Kumamoto Castle 131-2 Lachish 37 , 40-1 ladders 35 , 39 , 88 , 106 Lagash 33 lake villages 22-3 Langeais 82 Laramie 6 Liège 145 , 159–61 , 163 ...
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