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Soldier A brick laid vertically with its long narrow side exposed. [11] Sailor A brick laid vertically with the broad face of the brick exposed. [12] Rowlock A brick laid on the long narrow side with the short end of the brick exposed. [13] Shiner or rowlock stretcher A brick laid on the long narrow side with the broad face of the brick exposed ...
During the Second World War, the Allies realised the need for the landing zone of an amphibious assault to be organised for the efficient passage of follow on forces. The British formed such units from all three services – the Royal Navy (), British Army and the Royal Air Force, with the Army component comprising Infantry, Engineers, Ordnance, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ...
A brick-built electrical substation in Birmingham, England, with a soldier course running the width of the building, immediately above the door Masonry coursing can be arranged in various orientations, according to which side of the masonry unit is facing the outside and how it is positioned.
BrikWars is a free miniatures wargaming system by Mike Rayhawk, created for use with plastic building blocks and figurines. It is designed to be simple and flexible, allowing for its players' full range of creativity in creating armies, creatures, vehicles, and worlds out of construction toys.
New Lynn War Memorial Library (Māori: Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Rewarewa) [2] is a public library located in New Lynn, West Auckland, New Zealand. Opening in 1956 as part of a planned community centre precinct and World War I memorial, the original library was demolished and redeveloped in 2005.
On each story, the sills below the windows and lintels above the windows are connected horizontally by courses of soldier bricks (which are laid vertically with their long narrow sides exposed). The northern and southern sections contain symmetrical setbacks at the 9th, 12th, 15th, and 18th stories; each setback contains parapets with brick ...
A soldier who has this job is on "picket duty", and may also be referred to as a "lookout." (see also Vedette, a mounted sentry or outpost) Pincer maneuver; Pitched battle; Pocket: see "salient". Pyrrhic victory: a victory paid for so dearly that it potentially could lead to a later defeat ("a battle won, a war lost"). Raid; Rank: a single line ...
Bruno Schmitz hired Rudolph Schwarz, an Austrian-born sculptor, to create War and Peace, two massive limestone groupings for the monument. Schwarz adapted Schmitz's original design and added two smaller scenes, The Dying Soldier and The Return Home, below the main groupings. Schwarz also carved four heroic military figures representing the ...