Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... military architecture had been kept alive in the surviving fortifications of countless cities and strongpoints . Each generation accept- ed or adapted or rediscovered existing or forgot- ten techniques to meet the requirements of ...
... military architecture had been kept alive in the surviving fortifications of countless cities and strongpoints . Each generation accept- ed or adapted or rediscovered existing or forgot- ten techniques to meet the requirements of ...
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... military architecture as in landscaping and social behaviour the late seventeenth century was a time of codification and formalism . From now on the story of military architecture becomes a babel of technical terms and bizarre geometry ...
... military architecture as in landscaping and social behaviour the late seventeenth century was a time of codification and formalism . From now on the story of military architecture becomes a babel of technical terms and bizarre geometry ...
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A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. CHAPTER TWENTY The nuclear age A safe stronghold . . . ? ( Martin Luther ' Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott ' ) •. The atomic bomb was not the ultimate weapon . It brought an end to the ...
A History of Military Architecture Martin Hubert Brice. CHAPTER TWENTY The nuclear age A safe stronghold . . . ? ( Martin Luther ' Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott ' ) •. The atomic bomb was not the ultimate weapon . It brought an end to the ...
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