The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare
Subtitle: The Middle Ages, 7681487 (Cambridge Illustrated Atlases)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 26, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780521440493
Subjects: Warfare & Defence; World history: c 500 to C 1500; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Medieval; Historical Geography; Military History - Medieval; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Military - General; Medieval, 500-1500; History / Medieval; Military history, Medieval--Maps; Military history, Medieval; Maps; Middle Ages; Military art and science
First sentence: The linguistic and ethnic map of Europe took shape during the great migrations of the fifth to the tenth centuries.
Description: This book offers a detailed and highly readable account of warfare in Europe and the Mediterranean from the time of Charlemagne to the end of the Middle Ages.

The book focuses on military strategy and de-bunks some of the prevailing myths of medieval warfare. Often characterized as an era dominated by lone, heroic knights, the Middle Ages in fact had a military culture as sophisticated and complex as our own, with organized armies and a high degree of tactical intelligence.

This complexity is revealed by way of maps, plans, pictures, and an informative but accessible text which explores topics such as the development of naval warfare and siege tactics; medieval understanding of the science of warfare; and the legacy of the Middle Ages in more recent military dvelopments.