This richly illustrated book explores over seven hundred years of European warfare, from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the middle ages (c.1500). The per

The medieval period was a singular epoch in military history--an age profoundly influenced by martial ideals, whose very structure of society was organized for

Hono sapiens, homo pugnans, and so it has been since the beginning of recorded history. In the Middle Ages, especially, armed conflict and the military life wer

A history of the war experience of 13th and 14th century England. With anecdotes and illustrations, it explores how English medieval armies fought, how men were

Feudal military practices, which are as varied as those of modern times, are surveyed here for the first time. The author treats in detail the bases on which fe