The Middle Ages / Clifford J. Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Clifford J.

Series:

Soldiers' lives through history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers.

Sociology, Military.

Military art and science--History--Medieval, 500-1500.

Military art and science.

History.

History, Military.

Europe--History, Military--To 1500.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.

Summary:

A historian vividly brings to life the soldier in the Middle Ages, from Scotland to Portugal to the Mediterranean to the Baltics, in full armor, with iron helmet, shield, sword, and lance.

Contents:

The Soldier in the Middle Ages xxi

Warfare and the Middle Ages xxii

1 Soldiering in Peacetime 1

Those Who Fight 3

Those Who Work 11

Those Who Pray 14

Women 16

2 Joining the Host 25

Summons 25

Vertical Recruitment: Magnates and Their Men 27

Material Preparations: The Cavalryman's Gear 30

Selecting and Collecting the Retinue 39

Horizontal Recruitment 42

Other Types of Troops 46

Moving to Muster 46

Arrival at the Army 47

3 Camp Life and Mobile Operations 65

Life in Camp: Friends, Fights, and Discipline 66

March Formations 72

Baggage Trains 74

Harbingers and Foragers 76

March Rates and Night Marches 78

Movement by Sea and Combat Landings 79

Scouting 83

Devastation 85

Shadowing and Harassing 90

Covering and Skirmishing 91

Dearth 93

Construction 95

Assaults on Strongholds 96

River Crossings 96

4 Sieges 111

Defensive Preparations 113

Devastation of the Surrounding Area and Assault on the Outer Defenses 114

Hasty Assaults 117

Siege Camps 119

Preparing for a Deliberate Assault 121

Threats 195

Defensive Counterpreparations and Sallies 126

Daily Routines, Supplies, and Skirmishes 128

Deliberate Assaults 133

Long Sieges 138

Ending the Siege 140

Sieges of Castles 143

Gunpowder's Impact 144

5 Battle 157

The Battle of Hastings, 1066 157

Deployment: The Infantry Wall 162

Deployment: Mixed Armies 165

Waiting: Orations 166

Thoughts of God and Soldiers' Inner Lives 267

Waiting: Anticipation, Fear, and Courage 169

Individual Combats 174

Shooters to the Fore 176

Infantry Wall versus Infantry Wall 177

Shot versus Cavalry 181

Cavalry versus Infantry Wall 183

Leadership by Example 186

Cavalry against Disordered Infantry 188

Cavalry versus Cavalry 191

Fighting by Troops or by Squadrons 196

Victory 197

6 The Aftermath of a Victory 213

Casualty Rates 214

The Pursuit 216

Plunder 218

Imprisonment 222

Medical Care 224

Holding the Field 227

7 Little War 237

Raids 238

Ambushes 240

Enforcements and Extortions 242

Larger Forays 243

Reaction 244

Escort Duty 247

Coups de Main 248

Private Wars 250

8 Conclusion: The Life of One Active Warrior 257

Sir Thomas Gray of Heton 258

Conclusion: A Medieval Soldier's Life 267.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-293) and index.

ISBN:

9780313333507

0313333505

OCLC:

76828775