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Author : Ian Heath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040107497
Author : James F. McEaney
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 159033180X
Crusades A Bibliography With Indexes
Author : Bob Cordery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Spain
ISBN : 0946525579
Author : Henry Hyde
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-20
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781473855922
An authoritative reference guide to building wargaming campaigns, featuring a full set of campaign rules, tips on creating maps, and more. Most miniature wargames take the form of simulating a single battle with the opponents either winning or losing and that’s that until the next game. Such games can be a fun test of tactical skill, but it can be even more rewarding if they form part of a wider campaign. In a campaign, the players commanding the forces have to make the decisions at the strategic level that determine the context of any battles that occur. The outcome of these battles will, in turn, have strategic consequences for the ongoing campaign. Although campaigns can be very rewarding, many wargamers are deterred by the need to produce maps and devise mechanisms for strategic movement, Intelligence, logistics, recruiting reinforcements, keeping track of casualties etc. Henry Hyde’s excellent book greatly eases this task with masses of sound advice, concrete suggestions and even a full set of campaign rules useful for any period. Whatever historical or fantasy setting you prefer, Henry shows that even simple campaigns can add extra fun to your gaming. Praise for Wargaming Campaigns “This big, thick tome contains everything you’d ever want to know about creating and running a wargame campaign.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
Author : Andrew Jotischky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780745022
In 1095 Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade to recover Jerusalem from the Seljuq Turks. Tens of thousands of people joined his cause, making it the single largest event of the Middle Ages. The conflict would rage for over 200 years, transforming Christian and Islamic relations forever. Andrew Jotischky takes readers through the key events, focussing on the experience of crusading, from both sides. Featuring textboxes with fascinating details on the key sites, figures and battles, this essential primer asks all the crucial questions: What were the motivations of the crusaders? What was it like to be a crusader or to live in a crusading society? And how do these events, nearly a thousand years ago, still shape the politics of today?
Author : Jamie Gordon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472823977
Outremer: Faith and Blood is a 28mm skirmish wargame featuring small groups of warriors fighting in Outremer during the Crusades. While suitable for one-off skirmish encounters the focus of the game is a structured and progressive campaign setting in which they are able to watch their force grow and develop over a series of scenarios and encounters from a small party of five or so soldiers into a powerful warband a score strong. Character development is key, and a wide range of troop options and factions allows a high degree of individuality and personalisation. Players will also be able to recruit mercenaries and agents such as Hashashin and Varangian survivors to bolster their forces – potent but expensive additions that will add a distinct flavour to each encounter.
Author : Paul Hill
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473874947
A look at the famed medieval Catholic order, with an emphasis on military history—includes numerous illustrations. There are many books about the Knights Templar, the medieval military order which played a key role in the crusades against the Muslims in the Holy Land, the Iberian peninsula, and elsewhere in Europe. What is seldom explored is the military context in which they operated. This book focuses on how this military order prosecuted its wars. The order was founded as a response to attacks on pilgrims in the Holy Land, and it was involved in countless battles and sieges, always at the forefront of crusading warfare. This absorbing study examines why they were such an important aspect of medieval warfare on the frontiers of Christendom for nearly two hundred years. The author shows how they were funded and supplied, how they organized their forces on campaign and on the battlefield, and the strategies and tactics they employed in the various theaters of warfare in which they fought. Templar leadership and command and control are examined, and sections cover their battles and campaigns, fortifications, and castles.
Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Ch Publications
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1647480388
It could be said that European kings and nobles in the Middle Ages were Crusade mad. The enormous amount of fighting men who periodically sailed off to the Near East to do battle with Muslims are evidence of the widespread popularity of overseas adventurism at the time.
Author : Alan V. Murray
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216068846
Based on the latest scholarship by experts in the field, this work provides an accessible guide to the Crusades fought for the liberation and defense of the Holy Land—one of the most enduring and consequential conflicts of the medieval world. The Crusades to the Holy Land were one of the most important religious and social movements to emerge over the course of the Middle Ages. The warfare of the Crusades affected nearly all of Western Europe and involved members of social groups from kings and knights down to serfs and paupers. The memory of this epic long-ago conflict affects relations between the Western and Islamic worlds in the present day. The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide provides almost 90 A–Z entries that detail the history of the Crusades launched from Western Europe for the liberation or defense of the Holy Land, covering the inception of the movement by Pope Urban II in 1095 up to the early 14th century. This concise single-volume work provides accessible articles and perspective essays on the main Crusade expeditions as well as the important crusaders, countries, places, and institutions involved. Each entry is accompanied by references for further reading. Readers will follow the career of Saladin from humble beginnings to becoming ruler of Syria and Egypt and reconquering almost all of the Holy Land from its Christian rulers; learn about the main sites and characteristics of the castles that were crucial to the Christian domination of the Holy Land; and understand the key aspects of crusading, from motivation and recruitment to practicalities of finance and transport. The reference guide also includes survey articles that provide readers with an overview of the original source materials written in Latin, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, and Syriac.
Author : Christopher Tyerman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300245455
A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources, power, reputation. Crusaders amassed possessions of all sorts, from castles to reliquaries. Campaigns required material funds and equipment, while conquests produced bureaucracies, taxation, economic exploitation, and commercial regulation. Wealth sustained the Crusades while material objects, from weaponry and military technology to carpentry and shipping, conditioned them. This lavishly illustrated volume considers the material trappings of crusading wars and the objects that memorialized them, in architecture, sculpture, jewelry, painting, and manuscripts. Christopher Tyerman’s incorporation of the physical and visual remains of crusading enriches our understanding of how the crusaders themselves articulated their mission, how they viewed their place in the world, and how they related to the cultures they derived from and preyed upon.
Author : Paul L. Williams
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0028642430
Presents a history of the Crusades discussing why these wars began and their impact on the world, the origins of Holy Orders and the roles they played in the Crusades, and life in the Middle Ages.
Author : S.J. Allen
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442600270
An Introduction to the Crusades, part of the Companions to Medieval Studies series, is an accessible guide to studying the complex history of the Crusades. The book begins by defining the Crusades, giving the political and social context of Byzantium, Western Europe, the Islamic States, and Jewish communities to set the scene for crusading from the eleventh century to the end of the medieval period. It then immerses the reader in the logistics of crusading and the day-to-day life of a crusader, explaining arms and armor, strategy and tactics, and siege warfare. Topics explored in depth include women on crusade, pilgrimage, the Mongols, crusade charters, and the use of crusader rhetoric throughout history. A case study chapter on the negotiations for Jerusalem between Saladin and Richard I provides insight into the process of historical inquiry and methods for engaging with primary sources. The book is pedagogically grounded through the inclusion of questions for reflection, sixteen images, four maps, a detailed chronology, a glossary, a "Who's Who" of the crusading world, and a bibliography.
Author : John France
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9781857284676
This text examines the nature of war in the period 1000-1300 A.D. and argues that is was primarily shaped by the people who conducted war - the landowners.
Author : Daniel Mersey
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781473848474
This is one of the first titles in an exciting new series of guides for wargamers. Taking one of the most pivotal and famous episodes in British military history, it gives a wargamers perspective of the dramatic events of 1066 and the Norman conquest up to around 1070, and advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. Advice is given on factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want and capture the flavor of the period. The relevant ranges of figures and terrain pieces and buildings are also reviewed. Analysis of the forces involved, organization, tactics and strategies will help with building your armies and there are interesting scenarios included. Whether this is a new period for you, or you are looking to refresh your existing interest in the period, this handy guide is sure to hold much if interest for you.
Author : Kelly DeVries,Iain Dickie,Martin J Dougherty,Christer Jorgensen,Phyllis G. Jestice,Michael F Pavkovic
Publisher : Battles
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782747044
Battles of the Crusades covers examples from every campaign in the religious war between Christianity and Islam--from the well-known encounters in Antioch, Jerusalem, and Harran to the less-famous clash at Montgisard and Saladin's destruction of the Crusader army at Hattin. Each entry includes an introduction, a concise description of the action, and an analysis of the aftermath, while color maps illustrate the movement of forces and development of the fighting.