1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458639603321

Autore

Halsall Guy

Titolo

Warfare and society in the barbarian West, 450-900 [[electronic resource] /] / Guy Halsall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-55388-9

1-281-10081-1

9786611100810

0-203-93007-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Collana

Warfare and history

Classificazione

15.70

Disciplina

355/.0094/0902

Soggetti

Military art and science - Europe - History - To 1500

Electronic books.

Europe History, Military To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-314) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; MAP; 1 WARFARE AND VIOLENCE IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES; 2 WARFARE AND SOCIETY; 3 RAISING AN ARMY (1): POST-ROMAN EUROPE; 4 RAISING AN ARMY (2): THE CAROLINGIAN WORLD; 5 RAISING AN ARMY (3): ALLIES, MERCENARIES AND TRAINING THE TROOPS; 6 RAISING AN ARMY (4): THE SIZE OF ARMIES; 7 CAMPAIGNING; 8 WEAPONRY AND EQUIPMENT; 9 BATTLE; 10 FORTIFICATION AND SIEGE WARFARE; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX: MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE FRANKISH REALMS, 581-90; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Guy Halsall relates warfare to many aspects of medieval life, economy, society and politics.This book recovers its distinctiveness, looking at warfare in a rounded context in the British Isles and Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire.Examining the raising and organization of early medieval armies and looks at the conduct of campaigns, the survey also includes a study of the equipment of warriors and the horrific experience of battle as well as an analysis of medieval fortifications and



siege warfare.Warfare and Socie

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706831803321

Titolo

Powering America : defining reliability in a transforming electricity industry : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, September 14 & October 3, 2017

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 299 pages) : illustrations, maps

Soggetti

Electric industries - Energy consumption - United States

Competition - United States

Energy development - Law and legislation - United States

Renewable resource integration - United States

Wind energy conversion systems - Economic aspects - United States

Electric power systems - Protection - United States - Planning

Emergency management - Law and legislation - United States

Legislative hearings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Print version is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

"Serial No. 115-56."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.