The Normans and their Adversaries at War - Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister

Studies of warfare, armies, logistics and weapons throughout the Norman realms.

List of contents

General Editor's Preface Matthew Bennett; Warren Hollister: An Appreciation Robin Fleming; Preface Richard E. Barton; 1 From Alfred to Harold II: The Military Failure of the Late Anglo-Saxon State Richard Abels; 2 William Rufus' Plan for the Invasion of Aquitaine Bernard S. Bachrach; 3 Harold Godwinson in Wales: Military Legitimacy in Late Anglo-Saxon England Kelly DeVries; 4 The Normans and Crusading John France; 5 Aimoin's Miracula Sancti Germani and the Viking Raids on St. Denis and St. Germain-des-Pres C.M. Gillmor; 6 "Ad tutandos patriae fines": The Defense of Normandy, 1135 Robert Helmerichs; 7 Expedicio in Denmark Niels Lund; 8 Milites, Knights and Samurai: Military Terminology, Comparative History, and the Problem of Translation Stephen Morillo; 9 The Garrisoning of English Medieval Castles Michael Prestwich; 10 The Persistence of Castle-Guard in the Welsh Marches and Wales: Suggestions for a Research Agenda and Methodology Frederick Suppe; Index; Tabula Gratulatoria

Product details

• Authors: Richard P. Abels, Richard Philip Abels
• Assisted by: Richard P. Abels (Editor), Richard Philip Abels (Editor), Bernard S. Bachrach (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 242 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Warfare in History (Paperback)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous