Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 48
... took the construction of temporary defenceworks to the point of ob- session . Over a period of 400 years of expansion under the Republic and the early Empire , there was bound to be some variation , but what usually happened was that a ...
... took the construction of temporary defenceworks to the point of ob- session . Over a period of 400 years of expansion under the Republic and the early Empire , there was bound to be some variation , but what usually happened was that a ...
Page 53
... took Vespasian three years of anti - guerrilla operations before three legions were able to lay siege to Jerusalem itself . The garrison and citizens , totalling some 30,000 souls , were divided by factional warfare which intensified as ...
... took Vespasian three years of anti - guerrilla operations before three legions were able to lay siege to Jerusalem itself . The garrison and citizens , totalling some 30,000 souls , were divided by factional warfare which intensified as ...
Page 94
... took from 1401 to 1404 for Glyndwr's forces to subdue the fortress . He promptly made it his headquarters , but he was absent conducting guerrilla warfare in the moun- tains when Harlech Castle was again besieged in 1409. This time ...
... took from 1401 to 1404 for Glyndwr's forces to subdue the fortress . He promptly made it his headquarters , but he was absent conducting guerrilla warfare in the moun- tains when Harlech Castle was again besieged in 1409. This time ...
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