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A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500

Author : Peter Fraser Purton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843834499
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500 written by Peter Fraser Purton and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2009 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book of a two-volume history of siege warfare and techniques in Europe and the Middle and Far East covering the period 450-1500. --

History of the Early and Late Medieval Siege

Author : Peter Purton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (488 download)

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Joan of Arc

Author : Scott Manning
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538139170
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Joan of Arc written by Scott Manning and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joan of Arc is the most recognizable woman from medieval Europe, yet the details of her life remain obscure to the general public while heavily debated by specialists. Rising from obscurity to insert herself into the court of French King Charles VII before marching with his armies to combat the enemies of the crown during the Hundred Years War, she was eventually captured, tried in an inquisition, and then executed as a relapsed heretic at the age of 19. Joan of Arc: A Reference Guide of Her Life and Works focuses on her life, and legacy. It features a chronology, an introduction offers a brief account of her life, a dictionary section lists entries on people, groups, places, events, topics, terms, and medieval documents central to Joan’s life including her letters, contemporary perspectives, her condemnation trial, and the nullification proceedings eventually blessed by the pope to overturn the verdict of the condemnation trial. This book aims to provide an understanding not just of Joan, but of the culture that produced and ultimately destroyed her.

A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220

Author : Peter Fraser Purton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1843834480
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220 written by Peter Fraser Purton and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byblos, Lebanon: An early twelfth-century crusader castle with donjon. --Book Jacket.

The Medieval Crossbow

Author : Stuart Ellis-Gorman
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 152678954X
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Crossbow written by Stuart Ellis-Gorman and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth, illustrated history and technical study of this iconic weapon of the Middle Ages. The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era. Unfortunately, despite its general fame it has been decades since an in-depth history of the medieval crossbow has been published, which is why Stuart Ellis-Gorman’s detailed, accessible, and highly illustrated study is so valuable. The Medieval Crossbow approaches the history of the crossbow from two directions. The first is a technical study of the design and construction of the medieval crossbow, the many different kinds of crossbows used during the Middle Ages, and finally a consideration of the relationship between crossbows and art. The second half of the book explores the history of the crossbow, from its origins in ancient China to its decline in sixteenth-century Europe. Along the way it explores the challenges in deciphering the crossbow’s early medieval history as well as its prominence in warfare and sport shooting in the High and Later Middle Ages. This fascinating book brings together the work of a wide range of accomplished crossbow scholars and incorporates the author’s own original research to create an account of the medieval crossbow that will appeal to anyone looking to gain an insight into one of the most important weapons of the Middle Ages.

Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300

Author : Ian Heath
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326686216
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 written by Ian Heath and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reprint of the 1989 second edition of this book in our "Armies and Enemies" series. It includes details of armies from Andalusia, Bulgaria, England, Estonia, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Ordensstaat of the Teutonic Knights, the Earldom of Orkney, the Papal State, Poland, Prussia, Lithuania, the Low Countries, Kievan Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Serbia, Sicily, Spain, Venice, Wales and Wendland.

War and Technology

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253009898
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book War and Technology written by Jeremy Black and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] scholarly overview of military technology throughout history—starting roughly in the 15th century and extending into the future . . . insightful.”—Publishers Weekly In this engaging book, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology’s impact is far from simple and its pathways are by no means clear. After considering such key conceptual points, Black discusses important technological advances in weaponry and power projection from sailing warships to aircraft carriers, muskets to tanks, balloons to unmanned drones—in each case, taking into account what difference these advances made. He addresses not only firepower but also power projection and technologies of logistics, command, and control. Examining military technologies in their historical context and the present centered on the Revolution in Military Affairs and Military Transformation, Black then forecasts possible future trends. “Clear, concise, and thoughtful. An eminently readable synthesis of historical literature on technology and war.”—John France, author of Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power “An interesting, thought provoking work by a major military historian . . . whose depth and wide range of knowledge across the entire sweep of world military history is without parallel.... Those who read this book closely will be richly rewarded for it is a mine of useful information and grist for discussion.”—Spencer C. Tucker, author of The European Powers in the First World War “A most useful introduction to a very complex subject, and particularly valuable for its notes and references to other works. Provocative and vigorously argued . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice

Fortifications and Siegecraft

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538109697
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Fortifications and Siegecraft written by Jeremy Black and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As centers for defense and bases for attack since ancient times, fortifications are a crucial aspect of military history. Indeed, as Jeremy Black shows, the history of fortifications is a global history of humanity itself. Moreover, their remains offer a still potent, often dramatic testimony to the past, notably through the strength of the sites, the power of the works, and the vast resources they required. This compelling book explores not only the history of fortifications themselves, but also the real and potential threat to them posed by siegecraft. Tracing the interaction of attack and defense over time, Black situates the evolution of fortifications within the wider development of governments, societies, and cultures. Moreover, his examination of the future of these installations, as well as of potential methods of destroying them, only reaffirms their omnipresence in human history—and their continued importance. Fortifications are not simply relics of the past, but rather elements fundamental to military and social interaction across the world today.

The Cambridge History of Warfare

Author : Geoffrey Parker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316856798
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Warfare written by Geoffrey Parker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been – and continues to be – challenged.

The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs

Author : Mark Fissel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110661411
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs written by Mark Fissel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs updates two central debates in military history--the one surrounding the concept of military revolution, and the one on military affairs--whilst advancing original research in both fields. Only a handful of publications consider the military revolution and the RMA in tandem. This book breaks new ground conceptually and appeals to an exceptionally large and diverse readership. Comparative revisionist studies of the military revolution and RMA better enable us to comprehend the historical continuum and reveal the new RMA for what it is. And for what it is shortly to become. This book presents original contributions within the "epicentre" of the military revolution debate, the 1500s, with an emphasis on gunpowder revolution (offensively and defensively). The connections with the Revolution in Military Affairs are then made explicit by scholars, a practitioner, and an analyst, with an emphasis on airborne lethal autonomous weapons systems. This is a chronologically broad and unique methodological approach to a historical debate that begs for clarification as we enter an era where killer robots will almost certainly take from humans their monopoly on violence.

Civilians and Warfare in World History

Author : Nicola Foote
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351714562
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Civilians and Warfare in World History written by Nicola Foote and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the role played by civilians in shaping the outcomes of military combat across time and place. This volume explores the contributions civilians have made to warfare in case studies that range from ancient Europe to contemporary Africa and Latin America. Building on philosophical and legal scholarship, it explores the blurred boundary between combatant and civilian in different historical contexts and examines how the absence of clear demarcations shapes civilian strategic positioning and impacts civilian vulnerability to military targeting and massacre. The book argues that engagement with the blurred boundaries between combatant and non-combatant both advance the key analytical questions that underpin the historical literature on civilians and underline the centrality of civilians to a full understanding of warfare. The volume provides new insight into why civilian death and suffering has been so common, despite widespread beliefs embedded in legal and military codes across time and place that killing civilians is wrong. Ultimately, the case studies in the book show that civilians, while always victims of war, were nevertheless often able to become empowered agents in defending their own lives, and impacting the outcomes of wars. By highlighting civilian military agency and broadening the sense of which actors affect strategic outcomes, the book also contributes to a richer understanding of war itself. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies, international history, international relations and war and conflict studies.

Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453

Author : Bernard S. Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000429512
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453 written by Bernard S. Bachrach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Warfare in Medieval Europe 400-1453

Author : Bernard S Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315512637
Total Pages : 647 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Warfare in Medieval Europe 400-1453 written by Bernard S Bachrach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

A History of Artillery

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538178214
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book A History of Artillery written by Jeremy Black and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Artillery traces the development of artillery through the ages, providing a thorough study of these weapons. From its earliest recorded use in battle over a millennium ago, up to the recent Gulf War, Balkan, and Afghanistan conflicts, artillery has often been the deciding factor in battle. Black shows that artillery sits within the general history of a war as a means that varied greatly between armies and navies, and also across time.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare

Author : Geoffrey Parker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107181569
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare written by Geoffrey Parker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in Classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.

The Medieval Military Engineer

Author : Peter Fraser Purton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783272783
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Military Engineer written by Peter Fraser Purton and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2018 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep.

Administration and Organization of War in Thirteenth-Century England

Author : David S. Bachrach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000051218
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Administration and Organization of War in Thirteenth-Century England written by David S. Bachrach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).