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Just wars and moral victories : surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages / / by David Whetham



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Autore: Whetham David Visualizza persona
Titolo: Just wars and moral victories : surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages / / by David Whetham Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
Disciplina: 355/.47409024
Soggetto topico: Military art and science - Europe - History - To 1500
Surprise (Military science) - History
Deception (Military science) - History
Chivalry - Europe - History - To 1500
Middle Ages
Soggetto geografico: Europe History, Military To 1500
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Metaphysical and moral context -- The role of war as a legal instrument in the Middle Ages -- The epitome of military science -- The works of Geoffroy de Charny -- Froissart : the management of chivalric expectation -- Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: While recognising the sophistication of the practice of medieval warfare, many people still have problems reconciling the widespread use of surprise and deception with the code of chivalric warfare. Was chivalry really just a meaningless veneer? If true, perhaps more perplexing are the many cases where surprise or deception were not employed and advantages were therefore sacrificed. This work argues that understanding these apparent inconsistencies requires an appreciation of the moral and legal context of medieval strategic thought. Through taking this approach, chivalric warfare can be seen for what it was - a very real framework or system of rules that allowed a result or decision to be reached which could be accepted by both sides.
Titolo autorizzato: Just wars and moral victories  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-40041-X
9786612400414
90-474-2485-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817292403321
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Serie: History of warfare ; ; v. 55.