A History of the Art of War
Subtitle: The Middle Ages from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century
Publisher: Tales End Press
Published: 2012-08-03
Format: eBook (EPUB)
ISBN-13: 9781623580032
Table of contents: title: Book I: The Transition from Roman to Mediæval Forms in War, A.D. 235–552; title: 1. The Last Days of the Legion, A.D. 235–450.; title: 2. Commencement of the Supremacy of Cavalry, A.D. 450–552.; title: Book II: The Early Middle Ages, A.D. 500–768; title: 1. The Visigoths, Lombards, and Franks.; title: 2. The Anglo-Saxons.; title: Book III: From Charles the Great to the Battle of Hastings, A.D. 768–1066; title: 1. Charles the Great and the Early Carolingians.; title: 2. The Vikings.; title: 3. The Vikings turned back. The Feudal Horseman and the Feudal Castle. The Thegn and the Burh.; title: 4. The Magyars.; title: 5. Arms and Armour (800–1100).; title: 6. Siegecraft and Fortification.; title: 7. The Last Struggles of Infantry. Hastings and Dyrrhachium.; title: Book IV: The Byzantines, A.D. 579–1204; title: 1. Historical Development of the Byzantine Army.; title: 2. Arms and Organisation of the Byzantine Army.; title: 3. Strategy and Tactics of the Byzantine Army.; title: 4. Decline of the Byzantine Army (1071–1204).; title: Book V: The Crusades, A.D. 1097–1291; title: 1. Introductory.; title: 2. The Grand Strategy of the Crusades.; title: 3. The Tactics of the Crusades.; title: 4. The Tactics of the Crusades. continued.; title: 5. The Great Defeats of the Crusaders.; title: Book VI: Western Europe. From the Battle of Hastings to the Rise of the Longbow; title: 1. Introductory.; title: 2. The Armies of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.; title: 3. English Battles and their Tactics (1100–1200).; title: 4. English Battles and their Tactics (1200–1272).; title: 5. Continental Battles (1100–1300).; title: 6. Arms and Armour (1100–1300).; title: 7. Fortification and Siegecraft (1100–1300).; title: Book VII: England and Scotland, A.D. 1296–1333. Development of the Longbow; title: 1. England and Scotland (1296–1328).; title: 2. England and Scotland (1328–1333). First Combination of Archery and Dismounted Cavalry.; title: Book VIII: The Longbow Beyond the Seas; title: 1. The Armies of Edward III.; title: 2. The Longbow in France: Creçy.; title: 3. Poictiers, Cocherel, and Auray.; title: 4. Navarette and Aljubarotta.