By Sword and Fire: Cruelty and Atrocity in Medieval Warfare

By Sean McGlynn

Book Overview

For all the talk of chivalry, medieval warfare routinely involved acts that we would consider war crimes. Lands laid waste, civilians slaughtered, prisoners massacred: this was standard fare justified... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0297846787
• ISBN13: 9780297846789
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"