Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300

by John France

Overview

From the author of Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade, this book offers a wide-ranging and innovative survey of crusading warfare, and is intended as a standard reference for students and professional historians

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857284669
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/13/1999
Series:	Warfare and History
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

The means of war; the men of war; causes, aims and objectives; battle and war, 1000-1152; war and the state in the 12th century; war, ideology and chivalry in the 11th and 12th centuries; Bouvines and its myth; battle and warfare in the 13th century; civilization versus the barbarians; warfare and change.

Editorial Reviews

'I am full of admiration for this excellent story of the practice of warfare in the Central Middle Ages. It is a work of both scholarship and synthesis, full of insight, and communicated in an accessible and professional way.' - Norman Housley, University of London

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