Armies and warfare in the Middle Ages : the English experience /

Medieval warfare was hard, gruelling and often unrewarding. While military life in this era is sometimes pictured in terms of knights resplendent in armour and bearing colourful standards and coats of arms, the reality more often consisted of men struggling against cold, damp and hunger, pressing el...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prestwich, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1999, ©1996.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:
500-1500
Military art and science > England > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Art et science militaires > Angleterre > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Military art and science > Medieval
Krijgsmacht.
Oorlogvoering.
Great Britain > History > Plantagenets, 1154-1399.
Great Britain > History, Military > 1066-1485.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1154-1399 (Plantagenêts)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 1066-1485.
England
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Military history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The nature of Medieval warfare
  • The military elite
  • Military obligation
  • Rewards
  • Infantry
  • Mercenaries
  • Command
  • Strategy and intelligence
  • Chivalry
  • The logistics of war
  • The navy
  • Siege warfare
  • Battle
  • Conclusion : A military revolution?

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