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Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1977.;Includes bibliographical references and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Visigoths in the Fifth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Barbarians imitated the Romans \n\u003cbr\u003eWooden Ramparts of the Celts \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman Testudo \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman Camps \n\u003cbr\u003eWooden Towers on Roman Walls \n\u003cbr\u003eRoman Walls of Towns \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Visigoth Fortifications \n\u003cbr\u003eTowers at Carcassonne \n\u003cbr\u003eTower with Outworks \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Towns \n\u003cbr\u003eRoman Towns \n\u003cbr\u003eVisigoth Towns \n\u003cbr\u003eRoman Fortifications \n\u003cbr\u003e The Tower \n\u003cbr\u003e The Rat \n\u003cbr\u003eAttacks of the German Tribes \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Battering-ram used in the Tenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Battering-ram used in the Eleventh Century \n\u003cbr\u003eImprovements after the First Crusades \n\u003cbr\u003eDetached Forts introduced in the Twelfth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eAdvantages of Detached Forts \n\u003cbr\u003eFrequency of Sorties \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Norman Castles \n\u003cbr\u003eActivity of Defenders Necessary \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Engines of War \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Mine \n\u003cbr\u003eSiege of Carcassonne in 1240 \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Battering-ram in the Thirteenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eSiege of Toulouse by Simon de Montfort \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Carcassonne \n\u003cbr\u003e Plan of Carcassonne \n\u003cbr\u003e Bird's-eye View of Carcassonne \n\u003cbr\u003eNecessity for Projections from the Walls \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Hoarding \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Hoard, and the Cat \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Lines of Approach \n\u003cbr\u003eEngines for Attack and Defence \n\u003cbr\u003eAttack by the Drawbridge from the Wooden Tower \n\u003cbr\u003eUse of Bastions \n\u003cbr\u003eDefensive Arrangements \n\u003cbr\u003eDetails of Defence \n\u003cbr\u003eMeans of Defence \n\u003cbr\u003eSpirit of Feudalism \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Feudal Castle \n\u003cbr\u003eParis and the Louvre \n\u003cbr\u003ePlan of Paris, Thirteenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003ePlan of Paris, Fourteenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003ePlan of Coucy \n\u003cbr\u003ePlans of Towns \n\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-Norman Feudalism \n\u003cbr\u003eFeudal Castles of France \n\u003cbr\u003eRichard Coeur-de-Lion, a consummate warrior and an able engineer \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Château-Gaillard \n\u003cbr\u003eKeep of the Château-Gaillard \n\u003cbr\u003eSiege of the Château-Gaillard by Philip Augustus, defended by Roger de Lacy \n\u003cbr\u003eCastle of Montargis \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Donjon or Keep \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Donjon or Keep of Etampes \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Donjon or Keep of Provins \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Castle and Keep of Coucy \n\u003cbr\u003eEnguerrand de Coucy \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Feudal Castles \n\u003cbr\u003eImproved Modes of Defence \n\u003cbr\u003eArrangement of Loopholes \n\u003cbr\u003eLoopholes and Battlements \n\u003cbr\u003eRound Bastions \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Curtain-wall \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Pointed Bastion or Horn \n\u003cbr\u003ePointed Bastions or Beaks \n\u003cbr\u003eBastions at Aigues-Mortes \n\u003cbr\u003ePlans of Bastions at Carcassonne and Falaise \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Narbonne Gate at Carcassonne \n\u003cbr\u003eMeans of Defence \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Drawbridge \n\u003cbr\u003eSiege of Aubenton \n\u003cbr\u003eTimber-hoarding \n\u003cbr\u003eBattlements and Machicoulis \n\u003cbr\u003eHoarding and Machicoulis \n\u003cbr\u003eCastle of Pierrefonds \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Walls of Avignon \n\u003cbr\u003ePalace of the Pope at Avignon \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Castle of Vincennes \n\u003cbr\u003ePlan of Vincennes \n\u003cbr\u003eImprovement of Defences \n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction of Infantry \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Crécy \n\u003cbr\u003eChanges in Warfare \n\u003cbr\u003e The Siege of Aiguillon \n\u003cbr\u003e The Siege of Calais \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Jaquerie or Brigands \n\u003cbr\u003eSuperior Discipline of the English Armies \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Army of Du Guesclin \n\u003cbr\u003eFeudal Traditions long preserved, except in the Good Towns \n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction of Artillery \n\u003cbr\u003eEarly Use of Artillery and Trenches \n\u003cbr\u003eThe English Expelled from France by Improved Artillery \n\u003cbr\u003eFurther Improvements in Artillery \n\u003cbr\u003eCannons of the Fifteenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eAn Archer of the Fifteenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Long-bow and the Cross-bow \n\u003cbr\u003eAlterations of Castles to receive Cannon \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Castle of Bonaguil \n\u003cbr\u003eEmbrasures for Cannon \n\u003cbr\u003eModifications of Towers \n\u003cbr\u003eWalls of the Town of Langres \n\u003cbr\u003eAdaptations of Old Works \n\u003cbr\u003eTower at Perigueux \n\u003cbr\u003eFortress of Schaffhausen \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Schaffhausen \n\u003cbr\u003eChanges in the Art of Defence \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Orange under Louis XI \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Nuys \n\u003cbr\u003eCastles of the Close of the Fifteenth Century \n\u003cbr\u003eModes of Strengthening Walls \n\u003cbr\u003eRe-entering Ramparts \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Sienna \n\u003cbr\u003eEffects of Artillery \n\u003cbr\u003eUse of Discharging-arches \n\u003cbr\u003eRamparts for Artillery \n\u003cbr\u003eRamparts of Earth and Timber \n\u003cbr\u003eRamparts of Timber \n\u003cbr\u003eEmbrasures formed with Gabions \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Trenches with Gabions \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Metz \n\u003cbr\u003eWidening the Area \n\u003cbr\u003eEnlargement of Barbicans into Boulevards \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Hull \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Lubeck \n\u003cbr\u003eFortifications of Milan \n\u003cbr\u003eUse of the Cavalier \n\u003cbr\u003eThe Bridge of Marseilles \n\u003cbr\u003eCavalier at Verona \n\u003cbr\u003eUse of 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