The World's Most Mysterious CastlesDundurn, 16.10.2005 г. - 304 страници Castles are among the most mysterious buildings on earth. Their grimly silent stones are signposts to a past filled with high adventure, grim tragedies, and glorious victories. Ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal phenomena are frequently reported from castles. Do strange paranormal powers lurk among their ancient ruins? The World's Most Mysterious Castles takes you on a journey through hidden chambers and subterranean tunnels of castles all over the world. Their walls served the sinister needs of spies, traitors, and assassins. Do the spirits of attackers and defenders who died in long-forgotten sieges still linger where they fell? Screams of unbearable pain and despair were muffled within their deepest, darkest torture dungeons. Do they echo there still? |
Между кориците на книгата
Резултати 1 - 5 от 52.
... Fortifications from Stone Age Earthworks to Bombproof Bunkers CHAPTER TWO: Dungeons, Darkness, and Secret Passages CHAPTER THREE: The Ruined Château of Rennes CHAPTER FOUR: Fortresses in Canada CHAPTER FIVE: The Alamo and Other ...
... fortifications of every description. As these structures developed with the passing centuries, gloomy dungeons and subterranean torture chambers were added. Secret passages provided escape routes in emergencies or a means by which a ...
... — and as John Bunyan would readily have agreed after writing The Holy War, the defence of the castle in the mind is our first priority. Chapter 1 An Outline History of Fortifications from Stone Age 14 THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS CASTLES.
R. Lionel Fanthorpe, Patricia Fanthorpe. Chapter. 1. An Outline History of Fortifications from Stone Age Earthworks to Bombproof Bunkers THE FIRST NEANDERTHAL humanoids may have ... Fortifications from Stone Age Earthworks Bombproof Bunkers.
... fortifications. It would have occurred to these primordial military strategists — probably from their knowledge of hunting — that high ground was a decided advantage. An attacker moved more slowly when trying to climb a steep slope. A ...