The Hutchinson dictionary of ancient & medieval warfare / [general editor: Matthew Bennett].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Matthew, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Military art and science.

Military art and science--History--To 500--Dictionaries.

Military history, Ancient--Dictionaries.

Military history, Ancient.

Military history, Medieval--Dictionaries.

Military history, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (733 p.)

Other Title:

Ancient and medieval warfare

Dictionary of ancient and medieval warfare

Ancient & medieval warfare

Dictionary of ancient & medieval warfare

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2005.

Summary:

Dictionary of terms, people, battles, and arms and armour.

Contents:

"" The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare""; ""Preface""; "" Table of contents""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; "" Abd ar-Rahman III (891�961)""; ""called 'al-Nasir' (the Victorious),""; ""Abinger Castle""; ""Abu Bakr (or Abu-Bekr) (573�634)""; ""Acre, Siege of""; ""1189�91,""; ""Acre, Siege of""; ""1291,""; ""Actium, Battle of""; ""Adad-nerari I (lived 13th century BC)""; ""adarga""; ""Adda, Battle of""

""Ad Decimum, Battle of""""Adherbal (lived 3rd century BC)""; ""admiral""; ""or amir,""; ""adoubment""; ""(French adouber)""; ""Adrianople, Battle of""; ""Adrianople, Battle of""; ""718,""; ""Adrianople, Battle of""; ""Adrianople campaign""; ""Adulterine Castle""; ""Aegates Islands, Battle of the""; ""Aegospotami, Battle of""; ""Aeneas the Tactician""; ""Aetius, Flavius (390�454)""; ""African limes""; ""or Fossatum Africae,""; ""Agathocles (c. 361 BC�c. 289 BC)""; ""agema""; ""(Greek 'something leading')""; ""Agesilaus II (c. 445 BC�c. 359 BC)""; ""agger""; ""(Latin agger 'a heap')""

""Agincourt, Battle of""""the battle""; ""Agis II (died 400 BC)""; ""Agis III (died 330 BC)""; ""Agis IV (died 240 BC)""; ""agoge""; ""Agra""; ""Agricola, Gnaeus Julius (40�93)""; ""Agrigentum, Siege of""; ""Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (63�12 BC)""; ""Ahenobarbus, Gnaeus Domitius (died 31 BC)""; ""Ahmadabad""; ""('the city of Ahmad')""; ""Ahmad Shah (1373�1435)""; ""also known as Ahmad the Saint,""; ""Ahmose (or Amosis) (lived 16th century BC)""; ""Ain Jalut, Battle of""; ""Ajmer""; ""Ajnadayn, Battle of""; ""aketon""; ""akinakes""; ""akritos""; ""plural akritoi,""; ""ala""

""Alesia, Siege of""""Alessandria, Battle of""; ""Alexander Nevski, St (1220�1263)""; ""Alexander (III) the Great (356�323 BC)""; ""Alexius I, Comnenus (1048�1118)""; ""Alfonso I (c. 1073�1134)""; ""called 'the Battler',""; ""Alfonso VIII (1156�1214)""; ""Alfred the Great (c. 849�c. 901)""; ""Algidus, Battle of the""; ""Aljubarrota, Battle of""; ""Allia, Battle of the""; ""Allington""; ""al-Mansur, Muhammad ibn Abu'Amir (lived 10th�11th centuries)""; ""Almaric (lived 12th century)""; ""Almourol Castle""; ""almugavar""; ""Alnwick Castle""; ""Alnwick, Siege of""

""Alp-Arslan (c. 1029�1072)""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-73146-X

9786610731466