Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 45
... probably more in the nature of fieldworks rather than military architecture . That same year the Delphic Oracle advised that ' When all was lost , a wooden wall should still shelter the Athenians . ' Those non - combatants who put their ...
... probably more in the nature of fieldworks rather than military architecture . That same year the Delphic Oracle advised that ' When all was lost , a wooden wall should still shelter the Athenians . ' Those non - combatants who put their ...
Page 53
... ( probably engineers ) re- turned , set up a temporary hutted camp , and proceeded to destroy the fortifications , pulling down masonry and burning everything of wood . They did not bother to bury the mangled dead , merely allowing the ...
... ( probably engineers ) re- turned , set up a temporary hutted camp , and proceeded to destroy the fortifications , pulling down masonry and burning everything of wood . They did not bother to bury the mangled dead , merely allowing the ...
Page 64
... probably surmounted by a defensive and lookout tower . Fifth- and sixth - century Cadbury Castle was evidently a place of some importance , as archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a Welsh - style feasting hall , measuring ...
... probably surmounted by a defensive and lookout tower . Fifth- and sixth - century Cadbury Castle was evidently a place of some importance , as archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a Welsh - style feasting hall , measuring ...
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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