Soldiers Lives Through History The Middle Ages

Author : Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313042010

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Soldiers' Lives through History - The Middle Ages by Clifford J. Rogers Pdf

The most dangerous arms in the world are those of horse and lance, because there is no means of stopping them, wrote a 15th-century commander, Jean de Bueil. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the 15th century, the men (and a few women in disguise) who reported for military service or who led other men, scouted and skirmished, plundered and burned. If they did not slaughter the peasants they met, they took them prisoner to be sold as slaves or ransomed at heavy cost. It was a brutal time. Rogers illuminates the history of medieval soldiers in wartime and in peacetime, describing the lives of those who attacked, and those who defended, the fortified castles, towns, and lands of Europe and beyond in the Middle Age.

Author : Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131653565

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Soldiers' Lives Through History - The Middle Ages by Clifford J. Rogers Pdf

Part of the 'Soldiers' Lives Through History' series, this book vividly brings to life the soldier in the Middle Ages, from Scotland to Portugal, and the Mediterranean to the Baltic. All aspects of soldiers' lifes, including weaponry, clothing, medicine, transport, and more, are examined.

Author : Michael Prestwich
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300076630

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Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages by Michael Prestwich Pdf

A history of the war experience of 13th and 14th century England. With anecdotes and illustrations, it explores how English medieval armies fought, how men were recruited, how the troops were fed, supplied and deployed, the development of weapons, and the structure of military command.

Author : Thomas F. X. Noble,Thomas Head
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271043357

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Soldiers of Christ by Thomas F. X. Noble,Thomas Head Pdf

Author : Donald J. Kagay,L. J. Andrew Villalon
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0851156452

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The Circle of War in the Middle Ages by Donald J. Kagay,L. J. Andrew Villalon Pdf

Medieval warfare on both land and sea examined by leading scholars in the field. Different aspects of medieval warfare form the focus for this collection of essays by both established and new scholars. They range from a reconsideration of several problems of military historiography to explorations of the medieval view of divine influence on the battlefield, and the emergence of complex strategic and tactical norms of naval warfare in the medieval Mediterranean. Other topics examined include the role of mercenaries; crusader warfare; and Anglo-Norman women at war.Contributors: BERNARD S. BACHRACH, THERESA M. VANN, PAUL E. CHEVEDDEN, STEPHEN MORILLO, EDWARD G. SCHOENFELD, KENT G. HARE, KELLY DEVRIES, STEVEN ISAAC, JEAN A. TRUAX, STEVEN G. LANE, DOUGLAS C. HALDANE, LAWRENCE V. MOTT

Author : Maurice Keen
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191647383

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Medieval Warfare by Maurice Keen Pdf

This richly illustrated book explores over seven hundred years of European warfare, from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the middle ages (c.1500). The period covered has a distinctive character in military history. It was an age when organization for war was integral to social structure, when the secular aristocrat was by necessity also a warrior, and whose culture was profoundly influenced by martial ideas. Twelve scholars, experts in their own fields, have contributed to this finely illustrated book. It is divided into two parts. Part I seeks to explore the experience of war viewed chronologically with separate chapters on, for instance, the Viking age, on the wars and expansion of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, on the Crusades and on the great Hundred Years War between England and France. The chapters in Part II trace thematically the principal developments in the art of warfare; in fortification and siege craft; in the role of armoured cavalrymen; in the employment of mercenary forces; the advent of gunpowder artillery; and of new skills in navigation and shipbuilding. In both parts of the book, the overall aim has been to offer the general reader an impression, not just of the where and the when of great confrontations, but above all of the social experience of warfare in the middle ages, and of the impact of its demands on human resources and human endurance.

Author : John France,Kelly DeVries,Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783273928

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Journal of Medieval Military History by John France,Kelly DeVries,Clifford J. Rogers Pdf

The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position as the leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare. Medieval Warfare

Author : John D. Hosler,Steven Isaac
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9781783275335

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Military Cultures and Martial Enterprises in the Middle Ages by John D. Hosler,Steven Isaac Pdf

Essays on aspects of medieval military history, encompassing the most recent critical approaches.

Author : Rémy Ambühl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139619486

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Prisoners of War in the Hundred Years War by Rémy Ambühl Pdf

The status of prisoners of war was firmly rooted in the practice of ransoming in the Middle Ages. By the opening stages of the Hundred Years War, ransoming had become widespread among the knightly community, and the crown had already begun to exercise tighter control over the practice of war. This led to tensions between public and private interests over ransoms and prisoners of war. Historians have long emphasised the significance of the French and English crowns' interference in the issue of prisoners of war, but this original and stimulating study questions whether they have been too influenced by the state-centred nature of most surviving sources. Based on extensive archival research, this book tests customs, laws and theory against the individual experiences of captors and prisoners during the Hundred Years War, to evoke their world in all its complexity.

Author : Clifford J. Rogers,Kelly DeVries,John France
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843835967

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Journal of Medieval Military History by Clifford J. Rogers,Kelly DeVries,John France Pdf

A collection which highlights "the range and richness of scholarship on medieval warfare, military institutions, and cultures of conflict that characterize the field". History 95 [2010] The journal's hallmark of a broad chronological, geographic, and thematic coverage of the subject is underlined in this volume. It begins with an examination of the brief but fascinating career of an armed league of (mostly) commoners who fought to suppress mercenary bands and to impose a reign of peace in southern France in 1182-1184. This is followed by a thorough re-examination of Matilda of Tuscany's defeat of Henry IV in 1090-97. Two pieces on Hispanic topics - a substantial analysis of the remarkable military career of Jaime I "the Conqueror" of Aragon (r. 1208-1276), and a case study of the campaigns of a single Spanish king, Enrique II of Castile (r. 1366-79), contributingto the active debate over the role of open battle in medieval strategy - come next. Shorter essays deal with the size of the Mongol armies that threatened Europe in the mid-thirteenth century, and with a surprising literary description, dating to 1210-1220, of a knight employing the advanced surgical technique of thoracentesis. Further contributions correct the common misunderstanding of the nature of deeds of arms à outrance in the fifteenth century, and dissect the relevance of the "infantry revolution" and "artillery revolution" to the French successes at the end of the Hundred Years War. The final note explores what etymology can reveal about the origins of the trebuchet. Clifford Rogers is Professor of History, West Point Military Academy; Kelly DeVries is Professor of History, Loyola College, Maryland; John France is Professor of History at the University of Swansea. Contributors: John France, Valerie Eads, Don Kagay, Carl Sverdrup, Jolyon T. Hughes, L. J. Andrew Villalon, Will McLean, Anne Curry, Will Sayers

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786462513

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Medieval Armies and Weapons in Western Europe by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

The Middle Ages are commonly divided into three periods--early, high or central, and late. Each period was marked by its own crises and wars, and the weapons and fighters reflected the technological and other advancements being made. This book is a richly illustrated history of warfare in Western Europe during those years. Part One, the early Middle Ages, covers the late Romans, the Germanic invaders and Byzantines, the Franks, the Vikings and Hungarians, and the Anglo-Saxons and Normans in England. Part Two, the high or central Middle Ages, considers the feudal system, knights and chivalry, knights at war, infantrymen, land warfare, siege and naval warfare, crusades in Palestine, templars and hospitalers, the Reconquista in Spain, and the Teutonic knights. Part Three, the late Middle Ages, discusses the evolution of new types of armor and weapons, the Hundred Years' War, mercenaries, and firearms.

Author : John France,Kelly DeVries,Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783273102

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Journal of Medieval Military History by John France,Kelly DeVries,Clifford J. Rogers Pdf

The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position as the leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare. Medieval Warfare The articles here offer a wide range of approaches to medieval warfare. They include traditional studies of strategy (on Baybars) and the logistics of Edward II's wars, as well as cultural history (an examination of chivalry in Guy of Warwick) intellectual history (a broad analysis of strategic theory in the Middle Ages), and social history (on knightly training in arms). The Hundred Years War is studied using cutting-edge methodology (data-drivenanalysis of skirmishes) and by tackling relatively new areas of inquiry (environmental history). There is also a close reading of Carolingian documents, which sheds new light on armies and warfare in the time of Charles the Great. Contributors: Ronald W. Braasch III, Pierre Galle, Walter Goffart, Carl I. Hammer, John Hosler, Rabei G. Khamisy, Ilana Krug, Danny Lake-Giguère, Brian Price.

Author : Sean McGlynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Generals
ISBN : 1632205076

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Medieval Generals by Sean McGlynn Pdf

Sean McGlynn, in this vivid, accessible, and authoritative study, explores the varied styles of leadership in medieval warfare. He analyzes and compares their effectiveness, failings, advantages, and limitations, and he reassesses each general's reputation - deserved, inflated, or neglected - against the dramatic background of campaigns, sieges, and battles. Their failures and the triumphs of the generals he portrays allow the reader to ponder what constituted a good military commander and what constituted a poor one. The absorbing case studies in McGlynn's stimulating book offer real insight into the strategies, tactics, personalities, and leadership qualities of generals from a distant age. It is fascinating reading for all students of military and medieval history. Print run 8,000.

Author : Gregory I. Halfond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317024187

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The Medieval Way of War by Gregory I. Halfond Pdf

Few historians have argued so forcefully or persuasively as Bernard S. Bachrach for the study of warfare as not only worthy of scholarly attention, but demanding of it. In his many publications Bachrach has established unequivocally the relevance of military institutions and activity for an understanding of medieval European societies, polities, and mentalities. In so doing, as much as any scholar of his generation, he has helped to define the status quaestionis for the field of medieval military history. The Medieval Way of War: Studies in Medieval Military History in Honor of Bernard S. Bachrach pays tribute to its honoree by gathering in a single volume seventeen original studies from an international roster of leading experts in the military history of medieval Europe. Ranging chronologically from Late Antiquity through the Later Middle Ages (ca. AD 300-1500), and with a broad geographical scope stretching from the British Isles to the Middle East, these diverse studies address an array of critical themes and debates relevant to the conduct of war in medieval Europe. These themes include the formation and implementation of military grand strategies; the fiscal, material, and administrative resources that underpinned the conduct of war in medieval Europe; and religious, legal, and artistic responses to military violence. Collectively, these seventeen studies embrace the interdisciplinarity and topical diversity intrinsic to Bachrach’s research. Additionally, they strongly echo his conviction that the study of armed conflict is indispensable for an accurate and comprehensive understanding of medieval European history.

Author : Judith Kidd,Rosemary Rees,Ruth Tudor
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0435325949

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Life in Medieval Times by Judith Kidd,Rosemary Rees,Ruth Tudor Pdf

The Heinemann History Scheme offers an opportunity to refresh the approach to teaching at Key Stage 3. It uses sources and activities to explain complex issues and helps students think through historical concepts for themselves. The Scheme is an exact match to the QCA scheme of work.