Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 80
... tunnel . ' It is not clear whether entire carcases were pushed in , or whether they were rendered down and the jars of grease or lumps of fat stacked around the wooden shores . When first ignited the fire must have merely smouldered ...
... tunnel . ' It is not clear whether entire carcases were pushed in , or whether they were rendered down and the jars of grease or lumps of fat stacked around the wooden shores . When first ignited the fire must have merely smouldered ...
Page 107
... tunnel under it and remove the foundations , shoring up the space with timbers which were then set on fire . When they collapsed , so did the wall . Now kegs of gunpowder could be detonated at the end of the tunnel to let the explosion ...
... tunnel under it and remove the foundations , shoring up the space with timbers which were then set on fire . When they collapsed , so did the wall . Now kegs of gunpowder could be detonated at the end of the tunnel to let the explosion ...
Page 119
... tunnel ) enabled the defenders to fire on the rear of anybody in the ditch trying to attack the wall . A ravelin was an island or isolated outwork in the moat or ditch , and in front of a gate into the fortress . It was accessible ...
... tunnel ) enabled the defenders to fire on the rear of anybody in the ditch trying to attack the wall . A ravelin was an island or isolated outwork in the moat or ditch , and in front of a gate into the fortress . It was accessible ...
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