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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783702803321

Autore

Crosby Everett Uberto <1932->

Titolo

Medieval warfare [[electronic resource] ] : a bibliographical guide / / Everett U. Crosby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Garland, 2000

ISBN

1-135-57625-4

0-429-24001-5

1-280-40747-6

9786610407477

0-585-45931-2

0-203-90527-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Garland medieval bibliographies ; ; vol. 21

Garland reference library of the humanities ; ; vol. 2224

Disciplina

016.355/0094/0902

Soggetti

Military art and science - Byzantine Empire - History

Military art and science - Europe - History - To 1500

Military art and science - Islamic Empire - History

Byzantine Empire History, Military Bibliography

Europe History, Military Bibliography

Islamic Empire History, Military Bibliography

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 War in the Middle Ages; Chapter 2 Battles; Chapter 3 Sieges; Chapter 4 Naval Operations; Chapter 5 Arms and Armor; Chapter 6 Archery; Chapter 7 Cavalry; Chapter 8 Gunpowder, Firearms, Artillery, and Siege Weapons; Chapter 9 Fortifications; Chapter 10 Rural, Urban, and Coastal Defenses; Chapter 11 Recruitment and Service; Chapter 12 Finance and Supply; Chapter 13 The Spoils of War, Booty, and Ransoms; Chapter 14 War and Peace; Chapter 15 The Laws of War; Chapter 16 War and Literature; Chapter 17 Military Treatises

Chapter 18 Warfare IllustratedIndex

Sommario/riassunto

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.