The Circle of War in the Middle Ages - Essays on Medieval Military and Naval History

Medieval warfare on both land and sea examined by leading scholars in the field.

List of contents

`Early Medieval Military Demography: Some Observations on the Methods of Hans Delbruck'. - Bernard S Bachrach
`Twelfth-Century Frontier Strategies in the Iberian Reconquest'. - Theresa M Vann
`Crusader Warfare Revisited: A Revisionist Look at R.C. Smail's Thesis - Fortifications and Development of Defensive Planning'. - Paul E. Chevedden
`The `Age of Cavalry' Reconsidered'. - Stephen R Morillo
`Freedom and Military Reform in Tenth-Century Saxony'. - Edward J Schoenfeld
``Caelestia Militantes': Apparitions and War in Anglo-Saxon England'. - Kent G. Hare
`God and Defeat in Medieval Warfare'. - Kelly DeVries
`The Problem with Mercenaries'. - Steven Isaac
`Anglo-Norman Women at War: Valiant Soldiers, Prudent Strategists or Charismatic Leaders?'. - Jean A Truax
`Rural Populations and the Experience of Warfare in Medieval Lombardy: The Case of Pavia'. - Steven G Lane
`The Fire-Ship of Al-Salih Ayyub and Muslim Use of `Greek Fire''. - Douglas David Haldane
`The Battle of Malta, 1283: Prelude to a Disaster'. - Lawrence V Mott

About the author

Donald J. Kagay, L.J. Andrew Villalon

Summary

Medieval warfare on both land and sea examined by leading scholars in the field.

Product details

• Authors: Donald J. Kagay
• Assisted by: Donald Kagay (Editor), Donald (Author) Kagay (Editor), Donald J Kagay (Editor), Donald J. Kagay (Editor), Donald J. (Author) Kagay (Editor), L J Andrew Villalon (Editor), L J Andrew (Contributor) Villalon (Editor), L. J. Andrew Villalon (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.1999
• EAN: 9780851156453
• ISBN: 978-0-85115-645-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 244 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 513 g
• Series: Warfare in History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous