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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

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'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



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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.

Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 1/30/2020 12:06:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138987029, 978-1138987029
      ISBN10: 1138987026
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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

      Trade Review

      '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



      Table of Contents
      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.

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