Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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
Synopsis
Different aspects of medieval warfare form the focus for this collection of essays. 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 Mediterranean. Other topics examined include the role of mercenaries; crusader warfare; and Anglo-Norman women at war.
Synopsis
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
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-185).
Table of Contents
Early medieval military demography / Bernard S. Bachrach -- Twelfth-century Castile and its frontier strategies / Theresa M. Vann -- Fortifications and the development of defensive planning in the Latin East / Paul E. Chevedden -- The "Age of cavalry" revisited / Stephen Morillo -- Freedom and military reform in tenth-century Saxony / Edward G. Schoenfeld -- Apparitions and war in Anglo-Saxon England / Kent G. Hare -- God and defeat in medieval warfare: some preliminary thoughts / Kelly DeVries -- The problem with mercenaries / Steven Isaac -- Anglo-Norman women at war: valiant soldiers, prudent strategists or charismatic leaders? / Jean A. Truax -- Rural populations and the experience of warfare in medieval Lombardy: the case of Pavia / Steven G. Lane -- The fire-ship of Al-Såalih Ayyåub and Muslim use of "Greek fire" / Douglas Haldane -- The Battle of Malta, 1283: prelude to a disaster / Lawrence V. Mott -- Bibliography.