Warfare and society in the barbarian West, 450-900 [[electronic resource] /] / Guy Halsall
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| Autore: |
Halsall Guy
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| Titolo: |
Warfare and society in the barbarian West, 450-900 [[electronic resource] /] / Guy Halsall
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355/.0094/0902 |
| Soggetto topico: | Military art and science - Europe - History - To 1500 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Europe History, Military To 1500 |
| Classificazione: | 15.70 |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Warfare and society in the Barbarian West |
| ISBN: | 1-134-55388-9 |
| 1-281-10081-1 | |
| 9786611100810 | |
| 0-203-93007-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784755303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Warfare and history.