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... fortress . And his experience in " guerilla " warfare had taught him the importance of the terrain , the fact that a naturally strong position increases and occasionally multiplies the strength of the de- fender against an assaulting ...
... fortress . And his experience in " guerilla " warfare had taught him the importance of the terrain , the fact that a naturally strong position increases and occasionally multiplies the strength of the de- fender against an assaulting ...
Page 99
... fortress is not clearly documented until the fifteenth century . The number of wagons used in Žižka's first ... fortress , the gaps between the wagons were closed by using a special type of heavy shield . The movable fortress that could ...
... fortress is not clearly documented until the fifteenth century . The number of wagons used in Žižka's first ... fortress , the gaps between the wagons were closed by using a special type of heavy shield . The movable fortress that could ...
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... fortress - builder . On his orders Tabor's natural position , a steep hill on a peninsula formed by the Lužnice River and the smaller Tismenice River directly above their juncture , was strengthened by a huge double wall all around.23 ...
... fortress - builder . On his orders Tabor's natural position , a steep hill on a peninsula formed by the Lužnice River and the smaller Tismenice River directly above their juncture , was strengthened by a huge double wall all around.23 ...
Contents
The very pretty chronicle of John Žižka | 15 |
Žižkas Life before the Revolution | 16 |
Rising Pressures | 36 |
Copyright | |
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