General survey of Western European military history from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries. Not a study of battles and campaigns, this work focuses on the combatants and the development of armaments. The relationship between Christianity and warfare is also a major theme.
The Turkish Republic at Seventy-Five Years (Paperback)
by His Excellency Mr. Ozdem Sanberk (Foreword), Sir Michael Quinlan (Introduction), Sina AkÛin, David Barchard, Clement H. Dodd, William Hale, David Shankland
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This lavishily illustrated, large format volume provides a good introduction to war in the Middle Ages. It covers the period from the fall of Rome through the early 16th century. The author covers the Byzantines, Arabs, Mongols, Hussites, and Turks as well as the more commonly examined Vikings, English longbowmen, and Swiss pikemen.
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