The medieval period was a singular epoch in military history--an age profoundly influenced by martial ideals, whose very structure of society was organized for war, and whose leaders were by necessity warriors. Now, the richly illustrated Medieval Warfare illuminates this era, examining over seven hundred years of European conflict, from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the middle ages (1500). Twelve scholars examine medieval warfare in two sections. The first section explores the experience of war chronologically, with essays on the Viking age, on the wars and expansion of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, on the Crusades, and on the great Hundred Years War between England and France. The second section traces developments in the art of warfare: fortification and siege craft, the role of armored cavalrymen, the use of mercenary forces, the birth of gunpowder artillery, and the new skills in navigation and shipbuilding.
Maurice Keen Bücher
Maurice Keen war ein britischer Historiker, der sich auf das Mittelalter spezialisierte. Seine Arbeit untersuchte zentrale Aspekte der mittelalterlichen Gesellschaft, einschließlich des Rittertums und seiner militärischen Dimension. Keens Forschung beleuchtete die Komplexität mittelalterlicher Legenden und definierte das Verständnis ritterlicher Ideale neu. Seine Analysen bieten den Lesern tiefe Einblicke in die Mentalitäten und Praktiken der damaligen Zeit.
The Pelican history of medieval Europe
- 349 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Traces the course of the power struggle between European religious and political forces during the Middle Ages