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Selected publications
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- Castles (1939)
- Castles of Great Britain (1953)
- A History of Fortification from 3000 BC to 1700 AD (1955)
- Strongholds of India (1958)
- Fortified Cities of India (1965)
References
- Guy 2011–2012, p. 209.
- Guy 2011–2012, p. 210.
- Kenyon 2017, p. 10.
- Guy 2011–2012, p. 220.
- Guy 2011–2012, pp. 212, 215.
Bibliography
- Guy, Neil (2011–2012). "Sidney Toy - a biography" (PDF). The Castle Studies Group Journal. 25: 208–223.
- Kenyon, John (2017). "'Those proud ambitious heaps': whither castle studies?". Archaeologia Cambrensis. 166: 1–31. doi:10.5284/1081843.
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