From the author of Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade, this book offers a wide-ranging and innovative survey of crusading warfare, and is intended as a standard reference for students and professional historians
By:
John France
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138987029
ISBN 10: 1138987026
Series: Warfare and History
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The means of war; the men of war; causes, aims and objectives; battle and war, 1000-1152; war and the state in the 12th century; war, ideology and chivalry in the 11th and 12th centuries; Bouvines and its myth; battle and warfare in the 13th century; civilization versus the barbarians; warfare and change.
Reviews for Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300
'I am full of admiration for this excellent story of the practice of warfare in the Central Middle Ages. It is a work of both scholarship and synthesis, full of insight, and communicated in an accessible and professional way.' - Norman Housley, University of London
