Journal of Medieval Military History. Volume 4 / edited by Clifford J. Rogers, Kelly Devries, John France.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rogers, Clifford J., editor.

DeVries, Kelly, 1956- editor.

France, John, editor.

Series:

Journal of Medieval Military History

The journal of medieval military history ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military history, Medieval--Periodicals.

Military history, Medieval.

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

Military art and science.

Civilization, Medieval--Periodicals.

Civilization, Medieval.

Politics and war--Europe--History--To 1500--Periodicals.

Politics and war.

War and society--Europe--History--To 1500--Periodicals.

War and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in this latest edition of the 'Journal., by leading experts in the field, are a witness to the flourishing state of the subject, and provide significant contributions to various important on-going debates and controversies. They include wide-ranging discussions of state formation and the role of women in medieval warfare, and an energetic argument against viewing medieval warfare as cavalry-dominated. A trio of articles dealing with issues of bravery and cowardice, though based on Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman evidence, advance our knowledge of one of the all-pervasive aspects of the military history of the middle ages. Similarly, an experimentally-based study of the effectiveness of arrows against mail armor reaches conclusions that will cast light on combat from Visigothic Spain to Crusader Outremer to fifteenth-century Bohemia. In addition, the Journal includes in-depth studies of Iberian war-dogs, the naval battle of Zierikzee at the start of the fourteenth century, and [reflecting the editors' broad understanding of the scope of the field] the war-related activities of Dutch magistrates at the turn of the sixteenth century. Contributors: STEPHEN MORILLO, BERNARD S. BACHRACH, RUSS MITCHELL, RICHARD ABELS, STEVEN ISAAC, WILLIAM SAYERS, JAMES P. WARD, J. F. VERBRUGGEN, ROBERT BURNS.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ARTICLES; 1. The Sword of Justice: War and State Formation in Comparative Perspective; 2. Archery versus Mail: Experimental Archaeology and the Value of Historical Context; 3. "Cowardice" and Duty in Anglo-Saxon England; 4. Cowardice and Fear Management: The 1173-74 Conflict as a Case Study; 5. Expecting Cowardice: Medieval Battle Tactics Reconsidered; 6. Naval Tactics at the Battle of Zierikzee (1304) in the Light of Mediterranean Praxis; 7. The Military Role of the Magistrates in Holland during the Guelders War; 8. Women in Medieval Armies; DEBATE

Verbruggen's "Cavalry" and the Lyon-ThesisDOCUMENT; Dogs of War in Thirteenth-Century Valencian Garrisons

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-282-07993-X

9786612079931

1-84615-481-2

OCLC:

320264588