Warfare In Medieval Europe C 400 C 1453

Author : Bernard S. Bachrach,David S. Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000429510

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Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453 by Bernard S. Bachrach,David S. Bachrach Pdf

Warfare in Medieval Europe, now in its second edition, offers considerably more attention to the transition from the later Roman Empire to the early Middle Ages, the composition of the armies of the opponents of the West, and the experience of commanders and individual combatants on the battlefield. This second revised and expanded edition provides a more in-depth thematic discussion of the nature and conduct of war, with an emphasis on its overall impact on society, from the late Roman Empire to the end of the Hundred Years’ War. The authors explore the origins of the institutions, physical infrastructure, and intellectual underpinnings of warfare, with chapters on military topography, military technology, logistics, combat, and strategy. Bernard and David Bachrach have also added a new chapter, which provides two detailed campaign narratives that highlight the themes treated throughout the text. The geographical scope of the volume encompasses Latin Europe, the Slavic World, Scandinavia, and the eastern Mediterranean, with a particular focus on the conflict between Western Christianity and the Islamic Near East. Written in an accessible and engaging way, Warfare in Medieval Europe is the ideal resource for all students of the history of medieval warfare.

Author : Bernard S Bachrach,David Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315512631

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Warfare in Medieval Europe 400-1453 by Bernard S Bachrach,David Bachrach Pdf

Warfare in Medieval Europe c. 400-c.1453 provides a thematic discussion of the nature and conduct of war, including its economic, technological, social, and religious contexts, from the late Roman Empire to the end of the Hundred Years’ War. The geographical scope of this volume encompasses Latin Europe from Iberia to Poland and from Scandinavia and Britain to Sicily and includes the interaction between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, particularly in the context of the crusading movement. Bernard and David Bachrach explore the origins of the institutions, physical infrastructure, and intellectual underpinnings of medieval warfare and trace the ways in which medieval warfare was diffused beyond Europe to the Middle East and beyond. Written in an accessible and engaging way and including chapters on military topography, military technology, logistics, strategy and combat, this is a definitive synthesis on medieval warfare. The book is accompanied by a companion website which includes interactive maps of the chief military campaigns, chapter resources, a glossary of terms and an interactive timeline which provides a chronological backbone for the thematic chapters in the book. Warfare in Medieval Europe is an essential resource for all students of medieval war and warfare.

Author : Maurice Keen
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191542527

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Medieval Warfare : A History 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 : David S. Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000051216

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Administration and Organization of War in Thirteenth-Century England by David S. Bachrach Pdf

The essays brought together in this volume examine the conduct of war by the Angevin kings of England during the long thirteenth century (1189-1307). Drawing upon a wide range of unpublished administrative records that have been largely ignored by previous scholarship, David S. Bachrach offers new insights into the military technology of the period, including the types of artillery and missile weapons produced by the royal government. The studies in this volume also highlight the administrative sophistication of the Angevin kings in military affairs, showing how they produced and maintained huge arsenals, mobilized vast quantities of supplies for their armies in the field, and provided for the pastoral care of their men. Bachrach also challenges the knight-centric focus of much of the scholarship on this period, demonstrating that the militarization of the English population penetrated to men in the lower social and economic strata, who volunteered in large numbers for military service, and even made careers as professional soldiers. (CS1088).

Author : Kelly DeVries
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351918442

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Medieval Warfare 1300–1450 by Kelly DeVries Pdf

War was epidemic in the late Middle Ages. It affected every land and all peoples from Scotland and Scandinavia in the north to the southern Mediterranean Sea coastlines of Morocco, North Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East in the south, from Ireland and Spain in the west to Russia and Turkey in the east. Nowhere was peaceful for any significant amount of time. The period also saw significant changes in military theory and practice which altered the ways in which campaigns were conducted, battles fought, and sieges laid; and changes in the leadership, recruitment, training, supply and financing of armies. There were changes in the relationship between those waging warfare, from generals to irregular troops, and the society in which they lived and for or against which they fought; the frequency of popular rebellions and the participation in them by townspeople and peasants; changes in the desire to undertake Crusades, and changes in technology, including but not limited to gunpowder weapons. This collection gathers together some of the best published work on these topics. The first section of seven papers show that throughout Europe in the later Middle Ages generals led and armies followed what are usually defined as "modern" strategy and tactics, contrary to popular belief. The second part reprints nine works that examine the often neglected aspects of the process of putting and keeping together a late medieval army. In the third section the authors discuss various ways that warfare in the fourteenth and fifteenth century affected the society of that period. The final sections cover popular rebellions and crusading.

Author : Elmer C. May,Gerald P. Stadler,John F. Votaw
Publisher : Avery
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040564606

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Ancient and Medieval Warfare by Elmer C. May,Gerald P. Stadler,John F. Votaw Pdf

Author : Philippe Contamine
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0631144692

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War in the Middle Ages by Philippe Contamine Pdf

A history of medieval warfare in Europe covers the fifth through the fifteenth century and discusses armor, artillery, strategy, and courage

Author : John D. Hosler,Steven Isaac
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,8 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 : Charles Oman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547723622

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The Art of War in the Middle Ages: Military History of Europe (378-1515) by Charles Oman Pdf

The Art of War has been very simply defined as "the art which enables any commander to worst the forces opposed to him." This book shows the evolution of European warfare throughout the middle ages from Roman legions to the first use of fire arms: The Transition from Roman to Medieval Forms in War - A.D. 378–582. The Early Middle Ages - A.D. 476–1066–81. The Byzantines and their Enemies - A.D. 582–1071. The Supremacy of Feudal Cavalry - A.D. 1066–1346. The Swiss - A.D. 1315–1515. The English and their Enemies - A.D. 1272–1485.

Author : J. F. Verbruggen
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0851155707

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The Art of Warfare in Western Europe During the Middle Ages by J. F. Verbruggen Pdf

He begins by analysing the sources for our knowledge of the military history of the period, assessing their reliability: some chroniclers exaggerate, others are careful observers or have access to official records. There follows an examination of the constituent parts of the medieval army, knights and footsoldiers, equipment and terms of service, behaviour on the field, and psychology, before the problematic question of medieval tactics is addressed through analysis of accounts of a series of major battles. Strategy is discussed in the context of these battles: whether to seek battle, fight a defensive war, or attempt a war of conquest.

Author : Niall Christie,Maya Yazigi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047409120

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Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities by Niall Christie,Maya Yazigi Pdf

This collection of articles offers new insights into warfare and its impact on medieval society, analyzing social and economic issues, military strategy, technology, medical developments, ideology and rhetoric, and addressing warfare in Europe, the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world.

Author : David S. Bachrach,Bernard S. Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000300130

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Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe by David S. Bachrach,Bernard S. Bachrach Pdf

Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe brings together fourteen articles by eminent historians David S. Bachrach and Bernard S. Bachrach. Crucial to the writing of medieval military history is a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the available source materials. Just as important is a broad conception of the range of sources which scholars can draw upon to ask and answer questions about the organization and conduct of war. The studies collected in this volume provide insights regarding many of the most important narrative works from pre-Crusade Europe, with a particular emphasis on the ways in which they can be used to write military history, as well as the pitfalls facing historians who read these texts transparently without regard for the authors’ various parti pris and limitations. In addition to their treatment of narrative works, several of the studies in this volume highlight the importance of treating historiographical texts within the broader range of source materials that illuminate the conduct and organization of war in pre-crusade Europe, particularly material sources developed through excavations, as well as contemporary images, most prominently the Bayeux Tapestry. The book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval history, as well as those interested in military history. (CS1097).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004686373

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Religious Rites of War beyond the Medieval West by Anonim Pdf

This is Volume Two of a two-volume collection that brings together contributions from cultural and military history to offer an examination of religious rites employed in connection with warfare as well as their transformative and power- and identity-building potential across political communities of medieval Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe. Covering the period ca. 900 and 1500, the work takes theoretical, textual and practical approaches to the research on religious warfare, and investigates the connections between, and significance and function of crucial war rituals such as pre-, intra- and postbellum rites, as well as various activities surrounding the military life of individuals, polities, and corporates. Contributors are Robert Antonín, Robert Bubczyk, Dariusz Dąbrowski, Jesse Harrington, Carsten Selch Jensen, Sini Kangas, Radosław Kotecki, Gregory Leighton, Kyle C. Lincoln, Jacek Maciejewski, Yulia Mikhailova, Max Naderer, László Veszprémy, and Dušan Zupka.

Author : John France
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1055 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351918466

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Medieval Warfare 1000–1300 by John France Pdf

The study of medieval warfare has developed enormously in recent years. The figure of the armoured mounted knight, who was believed to have materialized in Carolingian times, long dominated all discussion of the subject. It is now understood that the knight emerged over a long period of time and that he was never alone on the field of conflict. Infantry, at all times, played a substantial role in conflict, and the notion that they were in some way invented only in the fourteenth century is no longer sustainable. Moreover, modern writers have examined campaigns which for long seemed pointless because they did not lead to spectacular events like battles. As a result, we now understand the pattern of medieval war which often did not depend on battle but on exerting pressure on the opponent by economic warfare. This pattern was intensified by the existence of castles, and careful study has revealed much about their development and the evolving means of attacking them. Crusading warfare pitted westerners against a novel style of war and affords an opportunity to assess the military effectiveness of European methods. New areas of study are now developing. The logistics of medieval armies was always badly neglected, while until very recently there was a silence on the victims of war. Assembled in this volume are 31 papers which represent milestones in the development of the new ideas about medieval warfare, set in context by an introductory essay.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788192248

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Medieval Warfare Source Book by David Nicolle Pdf

This volume provides a fact-filled narrative comprehensive reference to warfare in Western Europe between the 5th & 14th centuries. Sections include: 'Barbarian' invasions & the 'barbarian' states: Early Medieval Europe; the High Middle Ages; & Late Medieval Europe. In each section the author covers the peoples, campaigns, battles, armies -- their recruitment, organization, tactics, strategy, weaponry, fortification, siege warfare & naval campaigns. This part of the book is followed by biographies of the leading characters of the period. Also includes hundreds of illustrations & line drawings, extensive source notes & appendixes.