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The Soldier Experience in the Fourteenth Century

Adrian R. Bell Anne Curry Adam Chapman Andy King David Simpkin Adam Chapman

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English
Boydell & Brewer
21 April 2017
"Essays throwing fresh light on what it was like to be a medieval soldier, drawing on archival research.

The ""long"" fourteenth century saw England fighting wars on a number of diverse fronts - not just abroad, in the Hundred Years War, but closer to home. But while tactics, battles, and logistics have been frequently discussed, the actual experience of being a soldier has been less often studied. Via a careful re-evaluation of original sources, and the use of innovative methodological techniques such as statistical analysis and the use of relational databases, the essays here bring new insights to bear on soldiers, both as individuals and as groups. Topics addressed include military service and the dynamics of recruitment; the social composition of the armies; the question of whether soldiers saw their role as a ""profession""; and the experience of prisoners of war.

Contributors: Andrew Ayton, David Simpkin, Andrew Spencer, David Bachrach, Iain MacInnes, Adam Chapman, Michael Jones, Guilhem Pepin, Remy Ambuhl, Adrian R. Bell"

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Imprint:   Boydell & Brewer
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   v. 36
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   380g
ISBN:   9781783272433
ISBN 10:   1783272430
Series:   Warfare in History
Pages:   244
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Professor of History and Dean of Faculty of Humanities University of Southampton

Reviews for The Soldier Experience in the Fourteenth Century

A vivid and detailed picture of the variety and flexibility of the century's military forces. THE HISTORIAN Contains a great deal of valuable and thought-provoking research. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH Sustains the claim that few areas of medieval studies have flourished as much in recent years as military history has done. ANNUAL BULLETIN OF HISTORICAL LITERATURE An important volume. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY Contribute[s] in several significant ways to our knowledge of late medieval English military history. [...] The groundbreaking efforts of these historians open the way for more extensive future investigations. MEDIEVAL WARFARE Extraordinarily rewarding. MUHLBERGER'S WORLD HISTORY


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