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The medieval period was a singular epoch in military history–an age profoundly influenced by martial ideals, whose very structure of society was organized for war, and whose leaders were by necessity warriors. Now, the richly illustrated Medieval Warfare illuminates this era, examining over seven hundred years of European conflict, from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the middle ages (1500). Twelve scholars examine medieval warfare in two sections. The first section explores the experience of war chronologically, with essays on 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 second section traces developments in the art of warfare: fortification and siege craft, the role of armored cavalrymen, the use of mercenary forces, the birth of gunpowder artillery, and the new skills in navigation and shipbuilding.
Publisher : Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (November 18, 1999)
Language : English
Hardcover : 354 pages
ISBN-10 : 0198206399
ISBN-13 : 978-0198206392
Lexile measure : 1460L
Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
Dimensions : 9.3 x 1.1 x 6.1 inches
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