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Essays throwing fresh light on what it was like to be a medieval soldier, drawing on archival research.
An accessible and authoritative account of the battle of Yorktown (1781), the last major battle in the American War of Independence, where an outnumbered British Army surrendered to American forces under George Washington and their French allies.
A new appraisal of the military careers and activities of soldiers from elite medieval families.
The formidable force of the Normans at sea has been frequently overlooked. This volume shows their dominance over the Mediterranean, and its far-reaching effects.
The first comprehensive analysis of the dynamic interpenetration of religion and war in the West from C4 to early C13.
The rulers of Renaissance France regarded war as hugely important. This book shows why, looking at all aspects of warfare from strategy to its reception, depiction and promotion.
New insight gained into this exciting period of English history through focusing on the activities of Swein Forkbeard and, after his death in 1014, the Danish warlord Thorkell the Tall.
Renaissance military memoirs studied for what they reveal of contemporary attitudes towards war, selfhood and identity.
`Succinct survey of how war was experienced by ordinary people in late medieval France ... very welcome addition to the literature.' INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW [Michael Jones]
A fresh perspective on the Crusade shows its ideal and practice flourishing in the fourteenth century.
Studies of warfare, armies, logistics and weapons throughout the Norman realms.
Primary sources for the Hundred Years War present the realities of the medieval experience of warfare in England and in France.
First full English edition of classic work on medieval warfare, updated to take recent scholarship into account.
Full-length study of the warfare between England and Scotland in the mid fourteenth century.
Groundbreaking reassessment of the role played by armour, weapons and heraldry in medieval warfare, showing their cultural as well as military significance.
A close study of the military and political strategies of Edward III and the Black Prince, whose great victories had by 1360 made England the foremost martial nation of Europe.
A unique collection of materials focused on one of the most significant battles in European history.
DeVries has focused on an intriguing problem, and his detailed analysis of battles provides an important reassessment of the way in which infantry and dismounted cavalry achieved such striking successes. HISTORY
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