Medieval Warfare : A History.
Title:
Medieval Warfare : A History.
Author:
Keen, Maurice.
ISBN:
9780191542527
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Maps and Figures -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Warfare and the Middle Ages -- I. PHASES OF MEDIEVAL WARFAR -- 2. Carolingian and Ottonian Warfare -- 3. The Vikings -- 4. An Age of Expansion, c.1020-1204 -- 5. Warfare in the Latin East -- 6. European Warfare, c.1200-1320 -- 7. The Age of the Hundred Years War -- II. THE ARTS OF WARFARE -- 8. Fortifications and Sieges in Western Europe, c.800-1450 -- 9. Arms, Armour, and Horses -- 10. Mercenaries -- 11. Naval Warfare after the Viking Age, c.1100-1500 -- 12. War and the Non-Combatant in the Middle Ages -- 13. The Changing Scene: Guns, Gunpowder, and Permanent Armies -- Further Reading -- Chronology -- Illustration Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Written by twelve expert historians, this well-illustrated account of the great confrontations of medieval Europe (c.700-1500) examines major developments in the methods of warfare from the time of Charlemagne through to the end of the Crusades. The result is a rich and fascinating history of a culture steeped in martial ideas, whose aristocrats were also warriors in a society organized by its desire to wage war.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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