Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 42
... prevent unauthorised boats passing through . It was all very impressive , but the city of Babylon was still taken by the Medes and Persians under Cyrus . From 539 to 538 BC he pretended to besiege the city , throwing up fieldworks appar ...
... prevent unauthorised boats passing through . It was all very impressive , but the city of Babylon was still taken by the Medes and Persians under Cyrus . From 539 to 538 BC he pretended to besiege the city , throwing up fieldworks appar ...
Page 60
... prevent anyone swimming through . Such an obstacle is unlikely to be of purely military significance ; it certainly ... preventing assembly and organisation . To the south , everything facilitated the rapid build- up of forces and the ...
... prevent anyone swimming through . Such an obstacle is unlikely to be of purely military significance ; it certainly ... preventing assembly and organisation . To the south , everything facilitated the rapid build- up of forces and the ...
Page 125
... prevent shot entering them from the seaward side , there being no openings facing the shore ; they would have been barricaded over in the event of a French landing . The water cistern , powder magazine and shot store were located on the ...
... prevent shot entering them from the seaward side , there being no openings facing the shore ; they would have been barricaded over in the event of a French landing . The water cistern , powder magazine and shot store were located on the ...
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