Medieval Warfare : A History

Author: Maurice Keen
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191542520
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
This richly illustrated book explores over seven hundred years of European warfare, from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the middle ages (c.1500). The period covered has a distinctive character in military history. It was an age when organization for war was integral to social structure, when the secular aristocrat was by necessity also a warrior, and whose culture was profoundly influenced by martial ideas. Twelve scholars, experts in their own fields, have contributed to this finely illustrated book. It is divided into two parts. Part I seeks to explore the experience of war viewed chronologically with separate chapters on, for instance, the Viking age, on the wars and expansion of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, on the Crusades and on the great Hundred Years War between England and France. The chapters in Part II trace thematically the principal developments in the art of warfare; in fortification and siege craft; in the role of armoured cavalrymen; in the employment of mercenary forces; the advent of gunpowder artillery; and of new skills in navigation and shipbuilding. In both parts of the book, the overall aim has been to offer the general reader an impression, not just of the where and the when of great confrontations, but above all of the social experience of warfare in the middle ages, and of the impact of its demands on human resources and human endurance.

Medieval Warfare

Author: Everett Uberto Crosby
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780815338499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Hono sapiens, homo pugnans, and so it has been since the beginning of recorded history. In the Middle Ages, especially, armed conflict and the military life were so much a part of the political and cultural development that a general account of this period is, in large measure, a description of how men went to war.

A Brief History of Medieval Warfare

Author: Peter Reid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780762433858
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Medieval Warfare

Author: Kelly DeVries
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442636696
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391

Book Description
Curated by two of the leading experts in medieval military history, the readings in Medieval Warfare tell a story of terrors and tragedies, triumphs and technologies in the Middle Ages.

Castles, Battles, & Bombs

Author: Jurgen Brauer
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226071650
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425

Book Description
Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the High Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far cheaper to maintain than a standing army. The authors also reexamine the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II and provide new insights into France’s decision to develop nuclear weapons. Drawing on these examples and more, Brauer and Van Tuyll suggest lessons for today’s military, from counterterrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. "In bringing economics into assessments of military history, [the authors] also bring illumination. . . . [The authors] turn their interdisciplinary lens on the mercenary arrangements of Renaissance Italy; the wars of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon; Grant's campaigns in the Civil War; and the strategic bombings of World War II. The results are invariably stimulating."—Martin Walker, Wilson Quarterly "This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare."—Thomas C. Schelling, Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics

The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare

Author: Jim Bradbury
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134598475
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393

Book Description
This comprehensive volume provides easily-accessible factual material on all major areas of warfare in the medieval west. The whole geographical area of medieval Europe, including eastern Europe, is covered, including essential elements from outside Europe such as Byzantine warfare, nomadic horde invasions and the Crusades. Progressing chronologically, the work is presented in themed, illustrated sections, with a narrative outline offering a brief introduction to the area. Within each chronological section, Jim Bradbury presents clear and informative pieces on battles, sieges, and generals. The author examines practical topics including: castle architecture, with examinations of specific castles ship building techniques improvements in armour specific weapons developments in areas such as arms and armour, fortifications, tactics and supply. Readable and engaging, this detailed provides students with an excellent collection of archaeological information and clear discussions of controversial issues.

War in the Middle Ages

Author: Philippe Contamine
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 9780631144694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description
A history of medieval warfare in Europe covers the fifth through the fifteenth century and discusses armor, artillery, strategy, and courage

Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages

Author: Michael Prestwich
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300076639
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
A history of the war experience of 13th and 14th century England. With anecdotes and illustrations, it explores how English medieval armies fought, how men were recruited, how the troops were fed, supplied and deployed, the development of weapons, and the structure of military command.

Medieval Siege Warfare

Author: Christopher Gravett
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841765310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description

The Art of Medieval Warfare

Author: Peter Konieczny
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789490258214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
The 2020 special issue of Medieval Warfare is a compilation of the best art from the first fifty issues of Medieval Warfare.