John France

Warfare, Crusade and Conquest in the Middle Ages (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume brings together articles by John France covering aspects of the military and crusading history of the Middle Ages, both in Europe and the Near East. An interest in understanding how war worked and why informs a first group of articles, ranging from Carolingian armies to the organisation of war in the 13th century. The focus then turns t

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000946970
• Artikelnr.: 67811674

Autorenporträt

John France is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Swansea University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Close order and close quarter: the culture of combat in the West
Property, warfare and the Renaissance of the 12th century
A changing balance: cavalry and infantry 1000-1300
The composition and raising of the armies of Charlemagne
The military history of the Carolingian period
The occasion of the coming of the Normans to southern Italy
The Battle of Carcano: the event and its importance
Holy War and holy men: Erdmann and the Lives of the Saints
Patronage and the appeal of the First Crusade
The departure of Tatikios from the crusader army
The crisis of the First Crusade: from the defeat of Kerbogah to the departure from Arqa
Two types of vision on the First Crusade: Stephen of Valence and Peter Bartholemew
The election and title of Godfrey de Bouillon
The First Crusade as a naval enterprise
Arab Muslim reactions to Turkish authority in northern Syria, 1085-1128
Logistics and the Second Crusade
Warfare in the Mediterranean region in the age of the crusades, 1095-1291: a clash of contrasts
Surrender and capitulation in the Middle East in the age of the crusades
Index.