The Art of War in the Middle Ages: A.D. 378-1515
A European History, Military History, Historical book. We all know the what war was like in the...
This history of medieval warfare, originally written in 1885 when its author later one of the great medievalists was still an undergraduate at Oxford, remains for students and general readers one of the best accounts of military art in the Middle Ages between Adrianople in 378 A.D. (the most fearful defeat suffered by a Roman army since Cannae in 216 B.C.) and Marignano (1515 A.D.), the last of the triumphs of the medieval horseman. It was extensively revised and edited by John H. Beeler in 1953 to incorporate many new facts uncovered since the late nineteenth century.
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We all know the what war was like in the Middle Ages, right? A bunch of rich guys get on horses and run into each other with lances, swords, and axes until one of them can't any more. And... that's pretty much spot on. But! How did the world (or at least the West, but come on, that's the important part of the world, right?) come to... An excellent book, I gave it a low ranking because it is dated. Written 130 years ago, this book is a great handbook for understanding the wars and battles of medieval history as you read about them in other books. The author covers strategy and tactics, weapons and weapon systems, the raising and equipping of armies and the use of mercenaries such as the famed and feared Swiss pikemen. Changing...
