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



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Autore: Halsall Guy Visualizza persona
Titolo: Warfare and society in the barbarian West, 450-900 [[electronic resource] /] / Guy Halsall Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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
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Serie: Warfare and history.