Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 27
... living occupation ) , or the capture of your enemy's body or mind ( even if this only involves converting him to the idea that you ought to be left alone ) . Warfare therefore does not necessarily mean death and destruction , and it is ...
... living occupation ) , or the capture of your enemy's body or mind ( even if this only involves converting him to the idea that you ought to be left alone ) . Warfare therefore does not necessarily mean death and destruction , and it is ...
Page 54
... living accommodation of some was surrounded by a vallum and fossa of military appearance , but that may not indicate the law- lessness of that particular area at that particular time . It is easy to imagine a retired legate or centurion ...
... living accommodation of some was surrounded by a vallum and fossa of military appearance , but that may not indicate the law- lessness of that particular area at that particular time . It is easy to imagine a retired legate or centurion ...
Page 155
... living , office and storage accommodation , not only for the soldiers , but also those families carried on the strength ' of the battalion . These camps also meant that greater control could be exercised over off - duty troops isolated ...
... living , office and storage accommodation , not only for the soldiers , but also those families carried on the strength ' of the battalion . These camps also meant that greater control could be exercised over off - duty troops isolated ...
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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