Eyewitness Guides Castle - Collins eyewitness guides Author:Christopher Gravett This volume tells the story of how castles were built, how masons managed to construct massive curtain walls and tall stone towers without the benefits of modern technology. A castle was more than a building to attack and defend. It was a whole community, designed to be self-sufficient in times of siege. The book also tells the story of the many... more » people who lived inside castles. Part of the "Collins Eyewitness Guides" series, the book features step-by-step annotations which explain the illustrations. It is suitable for school projects.« less