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Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World: Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics
Fighting Techniques of the Medieval Worlddescribes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and theNear East in an age before the widepsread use of gunpowder. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles with the technology available, and demonstrates how little has changed in some respects of the art of war.
The book is divided into five chapters cover...more
The book is divided into five chapters cover...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
December 27th 2005
by Thomas Dunne Books
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Plenty of information about battles and the styles of the men of the medieval times. Yet there wasn't as much as information as I hoped on the weapons. Yes, many were discussed, but when I looked for daggers, specifically the design and importance of having one, I couldn't find anything on it.
Just because the title says something, doesn't mean they offer the full breadth of this topic. Certainly something to keep in mind when one's researching. I'm sure we all realized this back in middle schoo...more
Just because the title says something, doesn't mean they offer the full breadth of this topic. Certainly something to keep in mind when one's researching. I'm sure we all realized this back in middle schoo...more
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A fine overview of how Medieval warfare worked, engaging on topics as diverse as shieldlines, the origins of the stirrup, dismounting knights, and naval combat. Though by no means an exhausting, in-depth, look at how all such things function, it should give the reader a fine review of how medieval combat actually worked, and just how battles hinged on small things.
The book has a very rapid pace, and subjects are rarely covered for more than a few pages. Every chapter has a handful of battles whi...more
The book has a very rapid pace, and subjects are rarely covered for more than a few pages. Every chapter has a handful of battles whi...more
Like other titles in this series, this book is tremendous for its focus on unit type tactics and weaponry, and how those played out in historical battles. But also like the other titles in this series, the multiple authorship shows, and the book is disjointed in many places. It can be hard to follow the overall flow of a given chapter--instead, it reads more like an interesting string of disparate parts about a particular weapon, tactic, historical battle, personality, etc. The drawings and colo...more
This is a very entertaining read about how medieval warriors fought on horses, as infantry, and at sea. Best of all, the book includes detailed maps with step-by-step explanations of particular battles that make everything very clear. For military historians, it is an absolute must. My only complaint is that there seemed to be issues with the typesetting. Sometimes sentences did not have spaces between them; this proved to be a distraction from an otherwise brilliant presentation. Regardless, I...more
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Все пак, като цяло, е ценна книга която е добро попълнение за библиотеката на всеки, заинтересован от военното дело през периода...
Все пак, като цяло, е ценна книга която е добро попълнение за библиотеката на всеки, заинтересован от военното дело през периода...
Nettes Einfürungswerk. Stellt den Krieg unterteil in Infanterie/Kavallerie/Belagerung/Seekrieg für das ganze Mittelalter dar. Gute, sehr klare Schlachtenbeschreibungen und stilistisch liegt der Schwerpunkt eher auf Kontinualitäten und langsamer Entwicklung als auf militärischen Revolutionen.
awesome read... even better than the encyclopedia by M.J.Dougherty, since this also had a chapter on the command structure and naval wars... definitely recommended for ppl like me who arent total experts but still want to learn more about past :)
especially enjoyed the parts about the Normans.
A solid overview of warfare across a broad period of time. Beautiful book, but just an overview - more a jumping off point to deeper subjects than anything else. Personally I think it's status as an overview makes it more useful and valuable.
Occasionally the writing was a little terse, dropping into short sentences. Of about one clause. Which was a little annoying. A bit like this.
Still, strongly recommended.
Occasionally the writing was a little terse, dropping into short sentences. Of about one clause. Which was a little annoying. A bit like this.
Still, strongly recommended.
This is basically a picture book. More text than the usual coffee-table book, and smaller size, but still mostly about the pictures. The text gives more information than is usual, but there is no overall coherence or direction to the narrative.
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