Dr David Nicolle

European Medieval Tactics (1)

The Fall and Rise of Cavalry 450-1260
Illustrator: Hook, Adam

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Medieval cavalry tactics: Europe AD 450-1250".

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Produktdetails

• Elite
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 184mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 212g
• ISBN-13: 9781849085038
• ISBN-10: 184908503X
• Artikelnr.: 31297990

Autorenporträt

David Nicolle is Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Medieval Studies, Nottingham University. He is the author of numerous books on aspects of medieval military history, including many for Osprey.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction /Background
tactical impact of fall of Western Roman Empire /Barbarian tactics
cavalry survives as ultimate reserve and battle
decider
the new stirrups and saddles
battle of Lech, 955 /Carolingians and Normans
a revival of cavalry and mounted infantry
development of new armour and tactics
Hastings 1066 /Combination of cavalry and infantry tactics
importance of northern Italian militia armies
Legnano 1176 /'The Knight Dominant'
cavalry vs. cavalry tactics
successes and failures analysed