Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 17
... town , which was screened by woods and marshes , and big enough for a great number of men and cattle . For what the Britons call a town , is some place in tangled woodland , fortified with rampart and ditch , and in which they are ...
... town , which was screened by woods and marshes , and big enough for a great number of men and cattle . For what the Britons call a town , is some place in tangled woodland , fortified with rampart and ditch , and in which they are ...
Page 34
... towns themselves did not figure in those early campaigns . This was partly because the walls had to be built very ... town against him . His warriors either rushed the gates or built a sloping rampart of earth as high as the wall and ...
... towns themselves did not figure in those early campaigns . This was partly because the walls had to be built very ... town against him . His warriors either rushed the gates or built a sloping rampart of earth as high as the wall and ...
Page 119
... town's road system – by underground tunnel . - - Tenailles , hornworks , half - moons ( lunettes ) , bonnettes ... towns ( includ- ing Clermont - en - Argonne , which had changed hands ) . He was then appointed Engineer - in- Ordinary to ...
... town's road system – by underground tunnel . - - Tenailles , hornworks , half - moons ( lunettes ) , bonnettes ... towns ( includ- ing Clermont - en - Argonne , which had changed hands ) . He was then appointed Engineer - in- Ordinary to ...
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