War in the Middle Ages by Philippe Contamine

War in the Middle Ages by Philippe Contamine

Covering the ten centuries following the fall of Rome, War in the Middle Ages engages all aspects of its subject, including the military customs and conditions of the various Western European states; armor and weaponry recruitment; and rules of combat developed to limit bloodshed.

"This is, quite simply, the best book on medieval European warfare available in any language.. War in the Middle Ages is not only required reading for all medieval or military historians; it is also enjoyable, clear and crisp ... it must rank as the best buy among history books." History Today

"The best survey of the period in French or English. This is military history at its finest, relating its subject to society at large. There is much to glean on society and organization for war in a crucial thousand years of European history." International History Review

"Philippe Contamine's indispensable survey ... [is] now available in a welcome and clear English translation by Michael Jones... What should be emphasized is how useful it is to have so much information between one pair of covers, and that this information is provided by a careful historian who has here produced both a work of reference and a stimulus to further research." London Review of Books

Philippe Contamine is a French historian of the Middle Ages who specialises in military history and the history of the nobility. Contamine is a past president of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, the Société de l'histoire de France, and the Societé des Antiquaires de France.

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ISBN 13	9780631144694
ISBN 10	0631144692
Title	War in the Middle Ages
Author	Philippe Contamine
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1986-04-10
Number of pages	432
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