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Warfare in the Medieval World

By: Pen & Sword Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Pen & Sword Books Ltd.)

Last Stocked on 2/25/2021

Product Info

Title
Warfare in the Medieval World
Publisher
Category
Author
Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns
Publish Year
2012
Pages
262
Dimensions
6.25x9.25x1"
NKG Part #
2147860407
Type
Softcover

Description

Warfare in the Medieval World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe in the period between the fall of Rome and the introduction of reliable gunpowder weapons during the Thirty Years' War. Through an exploration of thirty-three selected battles, military historian Brian Todd Carey surveys the changing tactical relationships between the four weapon systems - heavy and light infantry and heavy and light cavalry - focusing on the evolution of shock and missile combat. Through the use of dozens of multiphase tactical maps, this fascinating introduction to the art of war during western civilization's medieval period pulls together the primary and secondary sources and creates a powerful historical narrative. The result is a synthetic work that will be essential reading for students and armchair military historians alike.