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Deception in medieval warfare : trickery and cunning in the central Middle Ages / James Titterton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Titterton, John E., author.
- Series:
- Warfare in history.
- Warfare in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception (Military science)--History--To 1500.
- Deception (Military science).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- Digital Original 1
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- The first full-length study of the use and perception of deceit in medieval warfare.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviation
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction: Low Cunning in the High Middle Ages
- Trickery in Medieval Culture: Sources and Problems
- Military Intelligence: Misdirection, Misinformation and Espionage
- The Element of Surprise: Ambushes and Night Raids
- The Feigned Flight
- Disguises
- Bribes and Inducements
- Oaths and Truces
- The Language of Deception
- The Morality of Deception
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Jul 2022).
- ISBN:
- 1-80010-474-X
- 1-80010-475-8
- OCLC:
- 1292356384
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