Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000 1300

by John France

Book Overview

This authoritative and concise work surveys the range of warfare in the high Middle Ages while reflecting on the society that produced these military struggles. The book brings together for the first time a wealth of information on such topics as knighthood, military organization, weaponry and fortifications, and warfare in the East. In 1095 with the launching of the First Crusade, Europeans established a great military endeavour to save the Holy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801436710
• ISBN13: 9780801436710
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher