Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 34
... replaced others , but more often the old ones ( first Ur and then Babylon ) flourished under the new regimes . It does seem as though there was some sort of military taboo against the total destruction of property for the sake of it ...
... replaced others , but more often the old ones ( first Ur and then Babylon ) flourished under the new regimes . It does seem as though there was some sort of military taboo against the total destruction of property for the sake of it ...
Page 67
... replaced by Dun Mor Vaul Broch on the island of Tiree . ( Note the name ; some authorities consider duns to be the link between vitrified forts and brochs . ) The brochs them- selves , being entirely of dry - stone walling , cannot be ...
... replaced by Dun Mor Vaul Broch on the island of Tiree . ( Note the name ; some authorities consider duns to be the link between vitrified forts and brochs . ) The brochs them- selves , being entirely of dry - stone walling , cannot be ...
Page 78
... masonry structure replaced a temporary wooden building upon a natural eminence with solid rock not far below the surface . However , if there were no alternative to the original motte - and - bailey site , foundations of. 78 Normans.
... masonry structure replaced a temporary wooden building upon a natural eminence with solid rock not far below the surface . However , if there were no alternative to the original motte - and - bailey site , foundations of. 78 Normans.
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