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- From: dan@cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Daniel Zabetakis)
- Subject: Great Wall of China
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- Organization: Columbia University, Dept. of Biological Sciences.
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 02:22:50 GMT
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- How effective was the Great Wall of China? I don't know much about the
- history of the area, so I don't know how well it did what it was supposed,
- or even what it was supposed to do.
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- I am inclined to think that it wasn't an effective barrier. Unless the
- wall was continuously and heavily garrisoned, it wouldn't prove too much
- of a barrier. Any lonely section could be overwhlemed and breached.
- The more likely useful function I can imagine is that the wall could
- quickly signal an invasion. If the wall was thinly garrisoned, it could
- still be used to warn of an invasion and allow extra time to raise an army
- and choose where to repel the invaders.
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- Anyone know more?
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- DanZ
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