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Special operations in the age of chivalry, 1100-1550 /

"Alongside the familiar pitched battles, regular sieges, and large-scale manoeuvers, medieval and early modern wars also involved assassination, abduction, treason, and sabotage. These undercover operations were aimed chiefly against key individuals, mostly royalty or the leaders of the opposin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harari, Yuval N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell Press, [2007]
Colección:Warfare in history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Special operations, strategy, and politics in the age of chivalry : an analytical overview
  • The gateway to the Middle East : Antioch, 1098
  • Saving King Baldwin : Khartpert, 1123
  • The assassination of King Conrad : Tyre, 1192
  • For a sack-full of gold?cus : Calais, 1350
  • Princes in the cross-hairs : the rise and fall of Valois Burgundy, 1407-83
  • The mill of Auriol : Auriol, 1536.