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

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By exploring the moral and legal context of medieval strategic thinking, this work explains how the use of surprise and deception could, in certain circumstances, be reconciled with the practise of chivalric warfare.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whetham, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:History of warfare ; v. 55.
Temas:
To 1500
Military art and science > Europe > History > To 1500.
Surprise (Military science) > History.
Deception (Military science) > History.
Chivalry > Europe > History > To 1500.
Middle Ages.
Art et science militaires > Europe > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
Surprise (Science militaire) > Histoire.
Déception (Science militaire) > Histoire.
Moyen Âge.
HISTORY > Military > Strategy.
Chivalry.
Deception (Military science)
Military art and science.
Surprise (Military science)
Europe > History, Military > To 1500.
Europe > Histoire militaire > Jusqu'à 1500.
Europe.
History.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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