Medieval warfare /
Koch, H. W. 1933-
Medieval warfare / by H.W. Koch. - London : Prentice-Hall, ©1978. - 256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 31 cm. - Bison Books .
"[This book] is a comprehensive illustrated history of the way, why, and how war was fought from the fall of the Roman Empire through and including the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation"--Jacket lncludes index
Contents: War and medieval warfare -- The Roman Empire and the rise of the barbarians -- The challenge from the East -- The European response 'feudalism' -- Siege techniques -- England and the feudal military system -- The social and military aspects of knighthood -- Siege and siegecraft fortifications -- The Crusades -- Teutonic Order -- Heraldry -- Transformation of warfare -- Cities in warfare -- Castle building techniques -- The Hussites -- The Condottieri and Mercenary Corps -- Professionalism -- Cannons and artillery -- Renaissance trends -- The peasant at war -- The New Age
0135736005
Military art and science--History--Europe
Military art and science--History
Middle Ages
Medieval warfare / by H.W. Koch. - London : Prentice-Hall, ©1978. - 256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 31 cm. - Bison Books .
"[This book] is a comprehensive illustrated history of the way, why, and how war was fought from the fall of the Roman Empire through and including the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation"--Jacket lncludes index
Contents: War and medieval warfare -- The Roman Empire and the rise of the barbarians -- The challenge from the East -- The European response 'feudalism' -- Siege techniques -- England and the feudal military system -- The social and military aspects of knighthood -- Siege and siegecraft fortifications -- The Crusades -- Teutonic Order -- Heraldry -- Transformation of warfare -- Cities in warfare -- Castle building techniques -- The Hussites -- The Condottieri and Mercenary Corps -- Professionalism -- Cannons and artillery -- Renaissance trends -- The peasant at war -- The New Age
0135736005
Military art and science--History--Europe
Military art and science--History
Middle Ages