The Circle of War in the Middle Ages: Essays on Medieval Military and Naval History

Abstract

Part 1 Aspects of medieval warfare reconsidered: early-medieval military demography - some observations on the methods of Hans Delbruck, Bernard S. Bachrach 12th-century frontier strategies in the Iberian reconquest, Theresa M. Vann Crusader Warfare revisited - a revisionist look at R.C. Smail's thesis - fortifications and development of defensive planning, Paul E. Chevedden the age of cavalry reconsidered, Stephen Morillo freedom and military reform in 10th-century Saxony, Edward G. Schoenfeld. Part 2 Medieval warfare as a divine tool: caelestia militantes - apparitions and war in Anglo-Saxon England, Kent G. Hare God and defeat in medieval warfare, Kelly Devries. Part 3 The orders of society at war: the problem with mercenaries, Steven Isaac Anglo-Norman women at war - valiant soldiers, prudent strategists or charismatic leaders?, Jean A. Truax rural populations and the experience of warfare in medieval Lombardy - the case of Pavia, Steven G. Lane. Part 4 War at sea: the fire-ship of Al-Salih Ayyub and Muslim use of Greek fire, Douglas C. Haldane the Battle of Malta, 1283 - prelude to a disaster, Lawrence V. Mott.